PRIAPISM - REPORT OF 10 CASES

The authors report a retrospective study collecting ten cases of priap ism over fifteen years. Clinical diagnosis is evident. Idiopathic pria pism is most frequent of all the medical treatments available, no one seems to be efficient. Among surgical procedures draining the veinous blood from the cavernous bodies, spongio-cavernous shunt (Al-Ghorab) h as been a simple, fast and effective method in the last five patients. Functional result depends on the age and especially on the precocity of the surgical treatment. Therefore priapism is an andologic emergenc y.