Presentations Due to Priapism in an Urban Hospital in Switzerland - PubMed
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- Study on priapism presentations at a Swiss urban hospital from 2010-2023.
- 40 cases (32 patients) analyzed; mean age 48, 53% presented with pain.
- Median erection duration: 15 hours; 91% were low-flow (ischemic) type.
- Main causes: idiopathic (63%) and drug-induced (25%).
- Common drug causes: autoinjection therapy, trazodone, sildenafil, urapidil.
- Treatment: corpus cavernosum puncture + noradrenalin/adrenalin in 88% cases.
- Recurrence in 13 cases (10 within a week); prophylaxis with tadalafil/diazepam.
- Priapism is rare but ischemic cases are medical emergencies requiring awareness.