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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec 7;2(3):75.
doi: 10.2484/rcr.2007.v2i3.75. eCollection 2007.

Fracture of the Penis: Demonstration by MRI with Surgical Correlation

Freddie R Swain, Michelle Udeschi, Milton F Armm, Joseph A Gagliardi
Case Reports

Fracture of the Penis: Demonstration by MRI with Surgical Correlation

Freddie R Swain et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

Abstract

MRI of a 21-year-old man with a penile fracture demonstrated disruption of the tunica albuginea and adjacent hematoma. Both MRI and subsequent retrograde uretrogram showed that the urethra was not injured. The imaging findings were confirmed at surgery, and the penis was successfully repaired.

Keywords: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

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Figures

Figure 1A
Figure 1A
21-year-old man with fractured penis. Coronal T2-weighted fat suppressed image demonstrating unilateral 0.8 × 1.8 cm area of disruption of the right posterolateral tunia albuginea with adjacent 4.6 × 2 cm area of increased signal intensity representing associated hematoma.
Figure 1B
Figure 1B
21-year-old man with fractured penis. Axial T2-weighted image demonstrating expansion of Darto's fascia on the right side.
Figure 2
Figure 2
21-year-old man with fractured penis. Single radiographic image with contrast in the urethra depicting a normal retrograde urethrogram without stricture, filling defect, or extravasation.
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