Postoperative pulmonary edema secondary to rapid fluid injection into the corporal bodies during surgical correction of penile curvature: a rare consequence of artificial erection

Authors

  • Ethan D. Grober Assistant Professor, Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai & Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON
  • Eyun-Jung Shin Research Assistant, Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.826

Abstract

Some experts contend that occlusion of the proximal corpora cavernosal
bodies of the penis with a tourniquet or manual compression
during induction of an artificial erection distorts the penile
anatomy and potentially masks proximal curvatures. The current
report highlights a rare, but potentially morbid, case of postoperative
pulmonary edema as a consequence of rapid fluid injection
into the corporal bodies during surgical correction of penile curvature,
in a 48-year-old male with a high-risk cardiac history.

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Author Biographies

Ethan D. Grober, Assistant Professor, Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai & Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON

Eyun-Jung Shin, Research Assistant, Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON

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Grober, E. D., & Shin, E.-J. (2013). Postoperative pulmonary edema secondary to rapid fluid injection into the corporal bodies during surgical correction of penile curvature: a rare consequence of artificial erection. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 4(2), E42-E44. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.826

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2010): CUAJ April

Section

Case Report

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