[Penile abscess. Case report]

Arch Esp Urol. 2006 Oct;59(8):809-11. doi: 10.4321/s0004-06142006000800009.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: To report one case of penile abscess, with special reference to diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.

Methods: One case of penile abscess is presented in a patient referred for penile swelling.

Results: During surgical exploration it showed to be a corpora cavernosum rupture with drainage of a small volume of purulent fluid.

Conclusions: Penile abscess is uncommon. High frequency ultrasonography is a reliable diagnostic imaging method. We were able to incise the affected area of the corpus cavernosum and glans safely, and with appropriate antibiotics this patient was treated successfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abscess* / diagnosis
  • Abscess* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penile Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Penile Diseases* / surgery