Priapism

Hashmat, Aizid I.

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Aizid I. Hashmat

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Priapism is a rare, painful, persistent erection that is usually not associated with sexual desire and not relieved on orgasm. Most cases are of the venoocclusive type; high-flow priapism is exceptionally rare. Timely treatment results in a high degree of success.

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Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Tom F. Lue MD (Professor, Chief of Urology) (Professor, Chief of Urology)
Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
Tom F. Lue MD (Professor, Chief of Urology) (Professor, Chief of Urology)
Department of Urology, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)
Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)
Center for Biomedical Research, The Population Council, New York, New York, USA
Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)

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Hashmat, A.I. (1999). Priapism. In: Lue, T.F., Goldstein, M. (eds) Impotence and Infertility. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1105-8_7

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