Abstract
IntroductionThrombosis or thromboflebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis, known as penile Mondor's disease was first described by Braun-Falco in 1955.Case presentationA physically healthy 32-year-old man proceed in our unit suffered from a painful swelling, on the dorsal aspect of his penis, being more painful during erections. Ultrasonography examination revealed a non-compressible portion of superficial dorsal vein as well as the lack of venous flow signals in Doppler ultrasonography and the patient was treated conservatively.ConclusionPenile Mondor's disease is a rare clinical entity that every urologist should be able to recognize. Although it is a benign condition and usually self-limited, patients proceed to specialist with considerable psychological stress.
Highlights
Thrombosis or thromboflebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis, known as penile Mondor's disease was first described by Braun-Falco in 1955.Case presentation: A physically healthy 32-year-old man proceed in our unit suffered from a painful swelling, on the dorsal aspect of his penis, being more painful during erections
Superficial vein thrombosis was first described by Mondor in 1939 occurred subcutaneous veins of the anterolateral thoraco-abdominal wall[1]
We describe the manifestation of the disease in a 32 years old man
Summary
Thrombosis or thromboflebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis, known as penile Mondor's disease was first described by Braun-Falco in 1955.Case presentation: A physically healthy 32-year-old man proceed in our unit suffered from a painful swelling, on the dorsal aspect of his penis, being more painful during erections. Superficial vein thrombosis was first described by Mondor in 1939 occurred subcutaneous veins of the anterolateral thoraco-abdominal wall[1]. In 1955, Braun-Falco described penile participation and in 1958 was described by Helm and Hodge an isolated superficial penile vein thrombosis[3]. We describe the manifestation of the disease in a 32 years old man.
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