Abstract
Editorial comment: Findings regarding non-sexual penile fracture in a referral emergency hospital
Highlights
Of a total of 149 patients submitted to surgical treatment for penile fracture (PF), 18 (12%) reported non-sexual cause
Twelve (66.6%) cases were due to penile manipulation through the act of bending the penis during morning erection, three (16.6%) when rolling over in bed with erect penis, one (5.5%) when embracing the wife during erection, one (5.5%) to laying on the partner with erect penis and the other (5.5%) when sitting on the toilet with an erection
A recent metanalyses identified a new subpopulation associated with non-sexual activity penile fracture: injection of collagenase Clostridium histolyticum used in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease [2]
Summary
Of a total of 149 patients submitted to surgical treatment for PF, 18 (12%) reported non-sexual cause. Twelve (66.6%) cases were due to penile manipulation through the act of bending the penis during morning erection, three (16.6%) when rolling over in bed with erect penis, one (5.5%) when embracing the wife during erection, one (5.5%) to laying on the partner with erect penis and the other (5.5%) when sitting on the toilet with an erection. A recent metanalyses identified a new subpopulation associated with non-sexual activity penile fracture: injection of collagenase Clostridium histolyticum used in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease [2].
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