Penile gangrene: An unusual complication of priapism in a patient with bladder carcinoma

Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-39

  Ajape, Abdulwahab A ^a,c   Bello, Ahmad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; penile gangrene; priapism

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ABDOMINOPELVIC ECHOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DECOMPRESSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GANGRENE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PENILE GANGRENE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79955106401     PISSN: 20068808     EISSN: 09762825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.78470     Document Type: Article

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