Paediatric priapism--treatment conundrum

Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Oct;20(10):806-8. doi: 10.1007/s00383-004-1302-8.

Abstract

Priapism is a rare condition in childhood. The majority of reported cases are boys with sickle cell disease, in whom nonoperative management may be successful when patients present early. We report a 14-year-old boy with sickle cell disease who presented with priapism of 72-h duration and was successfully treated by bilateral saphenocorporal shunts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penis / blood supply
  • Priapism / surgery*
  • Saphenous Vein / surgery
  • Veins / surgery