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Posttraumatic high-flow priapism treated by N-butyl-cyanoacrylate embolization

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A patient with high-flow priapism was treated by transcatheter embolization of a posttraumatic left cavernosal arteriovenous fistula using N-butyl-cyanoacrylate (NBCA), resulting in complete detumescence. Erectile function has been preserved during a 3-month follow-up. Only two patients with NBCA embolization for high-flow priapism have been reported previously.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Cerrahpaşa, 34300, Istanbul, Turkey

    Füruzan Numan, Sinan Çakirer, Civan Işlak & Gündüz Öĝüt

  2. Department of Urology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Çapa, 34330, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ateş Kadioĝlu, Selahittin Çayan & Sedat Tellaloĝlu

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Numan, F., Çakirer, S., Işlak, C. et al. Posttraumatic high-flow priapism treated by N-butyl-cyanoacrylate embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 19, 278–280 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577650

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