SPONTANEOUS CORPOREAL HERNIATION OF THE PENIS - A NEW ABNORMALITY OF THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA

Authors
WATSON DL MORGENTALER A
Citation
Dl. Watson et A. Morgentaler, SPONTANEOUS CORPOREAL HERNIATION OF THE PENIS - A NEW ABNORMALITY OF THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA, The Journal of urology, 153(3), 1995, pp. 737-740
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
The Journal of urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
153
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
737 - 740
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1995)153:3<737:SCHOTP>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A 63-year-old man presented with a penile mass present only during ere ctions. Radiographic evaluation suggested a vascular lesion but the on ly abnormality identified at exploration was local attenuation of the tunica albuginea with aneurysmal dilatation of the corpora cavernosa. We believe this to be the first report of spontaneous herniation of th e tunica albuginea of the penis. The possible etiology of this disorde r is discussed.