High-flow priapism complicating ischemic priapism following iatrogenic laceration of the dorsal artery during a Winter procedure

J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Jan;37(1):61-4. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20479.

Abstract

We report a case of a patient who developed high-flow priapism following a Winter procedure performed for the treatment of low-flow ischemic priapism. During the creation of bilateral cavernosal-glandular shunts, the tip of the left dorsal artery was accidentally lacerated. A fistula developed through the shunt between the torn artery and the cavernosal sinusoids of the tip of the left corpus cavernosum. Gray-scale and Doppler sonography and angiography allowed diagnosis and guided the therapeutic approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteries / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Ischemia / complications*
  • Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Lacerations* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Priapism / complications*
  • Priapism / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler