Postoperative drug-induced priapism
- 1Department of Surgery, Tweesteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- 2Department of Surgery, VieCuri Medisch Centrum, Venlo, The Netherlands
- 3Department of Anesthesiology, VieCuri Medisch Centrum, Venlo, The Netherlands
- Correspondence to Mr Bartholomeus JGA Corten, bartcorten{at}gmail.com
- Accepted 5 May 2017
- Published 31 May 2017
Summary
We presented a case of a postoperative patient with low-flow priapism, possibly initiated by propofol-based anaesthesia or epidural anaesthesia. The delay in diagnosing priapism resulted in emergency interventions with a partially successful effect and eventually permanent erectile dysfunction. Due to the delay in treatment, erectile dysfunction ensued and was manageable with medication; hence, the patient decided against a penile prosthesis.
Footnotes
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Contributors BJGAC: writing of case report. FA: performing surgeon and writing. ASH: performing anesthetist and drug-related addition. JV: performing surgeon and revision writing.
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Competing interests None declared.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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