Mulhall J P, Honig S C
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA.
Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Aug;3(8):810-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03520.x.
Priapism is a urologic emergency. All patients should receive prompt urologic consultation. Management is based on prompt recognition, differentiation between low- and high-flow priapism, reversal of any potential precipitating factors, and the use of corporal aspiration/irrigation combined with intracavernosal alpha-agonist injection therapy. It cannot be over-emphasized that severely prolonged erections are associated with the development of irreversible problems with erectile function and, therefore, immediate and aggressive management is mandatory.
