Fracture of the Phallus: A Rare Case of Penile Shaft Injury
Penile shaft fractures presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) are an uncommon urogenital injury warranting timely recognition, accurate diagnosis, and targeted treatment bound by minutes to ensure expedient surgical management.An emergency clinician's role, hence, being crucial to the outcome of the patient's recovery and long-term sexual health -latter being a highly sensitive quality-of-life determinant.Our case sheds light on the social and ethical sensitivities which come with this presentation and suggest caveats for its efficacious diagnosis and disposition.
Authors
- S. K. Bhatnagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-6891)
- A. M. Chandrasekharan Nair
- Suvasish Chakraberty
- Feraz Nawaz
- Vikram Pattanayak
Publication Details
- Journal
- National Journal of Emergency Medicine SEMI
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5005/njem-11015-0070
- Primary Topic
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00