Contemporary management of ischemic priapism: A 12-year population-based analysis from a large US database.
Leslie Claire LicariEugenio BolognaFrancesco DitonnoAntonio FrancoFrancesco LasorsaGabriele BignanteFlavia ProiettiCostantino LeonardoUzoma A AneleEdward E CherulloLaurence A LevineRiccardo AutorinoCeleste ManfrediPublished in: Andrology (2024)
Most cases of ischemic priapism are managed with the medical therapy. Less than 3% of patients with ischemic priapism receive PPI, and when this occurs an inflatable prosthesis is favored. Age, specific comorbidities, and multiple episodes of priapism appear to be significant predictors of ED and PPI.