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Rupture of the Deep Dorsal Vein of the Penis during Sexual Intercourse: About an Observation at the University Clinic of Urology-Andrology of the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
Surgery Department, University Clinics of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 2 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 3 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 4 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 5 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 6 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 7 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 8 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 9 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 10 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 11 Urology and Andrology Department, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin
- 12 Surgery Department, University Clinics of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Open Journal of Urology·Volume 15 (2025)·Pages 154–159·Published 23 May 2025·DOI10.4236/oju.2025.155018
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Abstract
Penile fracture is the most common injury to the penis. Rupture of the deep dorsal vein of the penis is rare and constitutes a false penile fracture. Its diagnosis is most often made intraoperatively in the absence of imaging. This article reports a case of rupture of the deep dorsal vein of the penis occurring during sexual intercourse, imitating penile fracture in a 42-year-old obese patient. He benefited from surgical exploration without prior imaging examination, given the emergency context. The postoperative course was simple, with the first satisfactory sexual intercourse at 2 months.
KeywordsDorsal Vein RuptureFalse Penile FractureCoital Accident
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