Superselective embolization in posttraumatic priapism with glubran 2 acrylic glue

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2004 Sep-Oct;27(5):544-8. doi: 10.1007/s00270-003-0210-y. Epub 2004 Jun 3.

Abstract

Two patients with posttraumatic priapism underwent transcatheter embolization using microcoils, resulting in temporary penile detumescence and an apparent resolution of the artero-venous fistula. In both cases, priapism recurred 24 hours after the procedure and was successfully treated through selective transcatheter embolization of the nidus using acrylic glue (Glubran 2). The patients showed complete recovery of sexual activity within 30 days from the procedure and persistent exclusion of the artero-venous fistula after a 12-month follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adhesives / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Arteries / injuries
  • Arteries / physiopathology
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Cyanoacrylates / therapeutic use*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic* / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penis / blood supply
  • Penis / injuries
  • Priapism / diagnostic imaging
  • Priapism / etiology
  • Priapism / therapy*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Veins / injuries
  • Veins / physiopathology

Substances

  • Adhesives
  • Cyanoacrylates
  • glubran 2