Ischemic priapism caused by self intracavernous injection of tadalafil.

Naoki WadaTsubasa HatakeyamaHaruka TakagiRyoken TsunekawaShin KobayashiMasaya NagabuchiTakeya KittaHidehiro Kakizaki

Published in: IJU case reports (2024)

We experienced a case of priapism due to self intracavernous administration of tadalafil who needed a proximal shunt to relieve the severe penile pain. This case report may serve as a warning for physicians and patients not to use phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor inappropriately.

Keyphrases

case report
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
primary care
chronic pain
prognostic factors
prostate cancer
early onset
neuropathic pain
lower urinary tract symptoms
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord
spinal cord injury