PRIAPISM ASSOCIATED WITH ASPLENIC STATE

被引:11
作者
ATALA, A
AMIN, M
HARTY, JI
LIU, YK
KEELING, MM
机构
[1] UNIV LOUISVILLE,HLTH SCI CTR,SCH MED,DEPT MED,LOUISVILLE,KY 40202
[2] UNIV LOUISVILLE,HLTH SCI CTR,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,LOUISVILLE,KY 40202
[3] UNIV LOUISVILLE,HLTH SCI CTR,SCH MED,DEPT SURG,DIV UROL,LOUISVILLE,KY 40202
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D O I
10.1016/0090-4295(92)90393-B
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Priapism may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to sickle cell anemia, trauma, leukemia, drugs, venous thromboembolic diseases, and other less common disorders. This study concerns 21 patients with priapism treated during a period of ten years. Nine patients (43 %) had sickle cell anemia. Of the 12 individuals (57 %) classified as idiopathic, 3 (25 %) had previously undergone surgical splenectomy for benign conditions. Considering the propensity for this unusual condition to develop in patients with hemoglobinopathy-induced hyposplenism, the possibility of a relationship between the asplenic state and priapism is considered.
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页码:371 / 373
页数:3
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