[Bilateral abscess of cavernous bodies]

Actas Urol Esp. 1997 Jan;21(1):75-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Report of a rare case of abscess in both cavernous bodies. Its peculiarity is based on the location, the bilateral nature and the absence of a clear causative factor, although it was probably related of a local septic focus (rectal or prostatic). Diagnosis was established with CAT because of the primarily posterior location and the significant peripheral inflammatory reaction. The patient was treated successful with a vigorous antibiotic therapy and open drainage from both cavernous bodies with no development of sequelae such as fibrosis and penial incurvation or impotence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Enterococcus faecalis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penile Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Penile Diseases / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed