Penile cavernosal abscess after urethral injury.

Koichiro YamamotoHiroyuki HondaKou HasegawaHideharu Hagiya Fumio Otuska

Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)

We present a patient catheterized for prostatic lesions who developed sepsis of urinary origin with a penile cavernosal abscess due to urethral injury caused by catheter ballooning. Urethral injury might lead to a life-threatening penile abscess.

Keyphrases

urinary incontinence
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
intensive care unit
rare case
acute kidney injury