Table 1 The patients’ characteristics
From: Superselective embolization for high-flow priapism refractory to medical and surgical treatments
Characteristics | Data |
|---|---|
Patients, No. | 14 |
Mean age, years | 38.4 ± 4.2 (Range 18–63) |
Mean interval from onset to intervention, Days | 18.8 ± 2.7 (Range 1–40) |
Recovery/days after intervention | 3.2 ± 0.5 (Range 1–7) |
Follow-up/years after intervention | 3.1 ± 0.4 (Range 0.9–5.8) |
Cause/ predisposition, No. (%) | |
Urethral catheterization for urinary retention | 3 (21.4%) |
Chinese traditional medicine wine | 2 (14.3%) |
German KINGBOX aphrodisiac | 1 (7.1%) |
Trauma in perineal region | 1 (7.1%) |
Pseudoaneurysm | 1 (7.1%) |
None | 4 (42.9%) |
Previous failure treatments, No. (%) | |
Aspiration therapy of corpus cavernosum | 7 (50.0%) |
External compression + local cold application | 3 (21.4%) |
Medication | 2 (14.3%) |
Medication + local cold application | 2 (14.3%) |