How do you manage a man who presents 48 hours after a penile fracture with a 1 cm tunical defect on ultrasound, no hematuria, and a normal voiding pattern?
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How do you manage a man who presents 48 hours after a penile fracture with a 1 cm tunical defect on ultrasound, no hematuria, and a normal voiding pattern?
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Urology · NYU Langone Medical Center
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I'd still repair it. Forty-eight hours is not too late, and a 1 cm tunical defect is a real tear. Repairing it gives him the best chance of avoiding curvature, a painful nodule, and erectile problems.
No blood at the meatus and normal voiding make a urethral injury less likely, but they don't rule i...
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