Successful retrograde embolization through the arch of cavernous arteries of a bilateral post-traumatic arterio-cavernous fistula: case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 May 26;18(8):2602-2606. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.001. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Penile trauma is uncommon, with an incidence of 1/175,000 cases in emergency departments worldwide. Less frequent, there may be cases of penile fracture with the penis in a flaccid state and also develop vascular lesions such as rupture of the cavernous artery, pseudoaneurysms, and arterio-cavernous fistulas. We present a case of a 32-year-old male patient with the perineum and pelvis blunt trauma after a motorbike accident with a secondary bilateral arterio-cavernous fistula treated with retrograde embolization through the arch of cavernous arteries.

Keywords: Arteriography; Bilateral arterio-cavernous fistula; Case reports; Therapeutic embolization.

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