Treatment Options and Outcomes of Penile Constriction Devices



Título del documento: Treatment Options and Outcomes of Penile Constriction Devices
Revista: International braz j urol
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000434806
ISSN: 1677-5538
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Instituto Nacional do Cancer, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Mar-Abr
Volumen: 45
Número: 2
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Purpose: To study the effect of penile constriction devices used on a large series of patients who presented at our emergency facility. We explored treatment options to prevent a wide range of vascular and mechanical injuries occurring due to penile entrapment. Materials and Methods: Between January 2001 and March 2016, 26 patients with penile entrapment were admitted to our facility and prospectively evaluated. Results: The time that elapsed from penile constrictor application to hospital admission varied from 10 hours to 6 weeks (mean: 22.8 hours). Non-metallic devices were used by 18 patients (66.6%) while the other nine (33.4%) had used metallic objects. Acute urinary retention was present in six (23%) patients, of whom four (66.6%) underwent percutaneous surgical cystotomy and two (33.4%) underwent simple bladder catheterization. The main reason for penile constrictor placement was erectile dysfunction, accounting for 15 (55.5%) cases. Autoerotic intention, psychiatric disorders, and sexual violence were responsible in five (18.5%), five (18.5%), and two (7.4%) cases, respectively. The mean hospital stay was 18 hours (range, 6 hours to 3 weeks). Conclusion: Penile strangulation treatment must be immediate through the extraction of the foreign body, avoiding vascular impairments that can lead to serious complications. Most patients present with low-grade injuries and use penile constrictors due to erectile dysfunction. Removal of constrictor device can be challenging. The use of specific tools for achieving penile release from constrictors is a fast, safe and effective method. Patients with urinary retention may require urinary diversion
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Urología,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Pene,
Dispositivos de constricción peneana,
Erección,
Lesiones traumáticas
Keyword: Urology,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Penis,
Penile constriction devices,
Erection,
Traumatic lesions
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