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Case Report: Conversion of a Low-Flow to High-Flow Priapism
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Case Report: Conversion of a Low-Flow to High-Flow Priapism

David Cahn, Elliot Courter, Gregory Diorio, Michael Metro and Phillip Ginsberg
Current urology, Vol.8(2), pp.101-103
07/01/2015
PMID: 26889126

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Case Report
Priapism is defined as an erection lasting for more than 4 hours and can be grouped into 3 distinct subtypes: ischemic (low-flow), stuttering and non-ischemic (high-flow). Herein, we present an interesting case of conversion from a low-flow to high-flow priapism after a distal shunting procedure. This is a rare phenomenon that has a paucity of documented cases. Diagnosis requires prompt clinical suspicion and confirmatory testing including penile cavernosal blood gases and Doppler ultrasound.
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