Perineal incision into the corpus spongiosum penis to resolve persistent post urination haemorrhage after partial phallectomy

Mählmann, Kathrin; Koch, Christoph (2014). Perineal incision into the corpus spongiosum penis to resolve persistent post urination haemorrhage after partial phallectomy. Equine veterinary education, 26(10), pp. 532-535. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/eve.12224

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Partial phallectomy or en bloc resection are surgical methods to address pathological conditions of the penis and/or prepuce including neoplasia, trauma, habronemiasis, chronic paraphimosis or permanent penile paralysis, and priapism. Haemorrhage associated with urination is a common complication observed after penile surgery but usually resolves spontaneously without specific treatment. This report describes a case of post urination haemorrhage (PUH) that recurred with each urination and persisted without significant improvement for a period of 2 weeks following en bloc resection of the penis and the prepuce. A perineal incision (PI) into the corpus spongiosum of the penis (CSP) resolved PUH by decreasing the blood pressure in the CSP distal to the PI. We propose that PI of the CSP can be an effective method to address PUH after penile surgery and may decrease time of hospitalisation for horses affected with PUH after phallectomy procedures.

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