The doctor reported the so-called first case of a vertical penile fracture.
The case report was published in British Medical Journal On June 10, a detailed introduction of how a 40-year-old man hurt his penis during sexual intercourse.
The author of the report said that the man was injured when his penis “curved” into his partner’s perineum, the area between the anus and the genitals.
The report points out that when the penis is excessively bent, penile fractures usually occur. Penis, Resulting in an increase in internal pressure. This may cause tearing.
The vast majority of these injuries occurred during sexual activity, and the case report cited a study that found that “dog style” and “man on top” postures were the two main reasons.
Penile fracture is not a typical fracture, because there are No bones in the penis.
Conversely, penile fractures Can refer to Torn along the tunica albuginea, this is a sheath that wraps the three main heads inside the penis.
These tubes are the two cavernous bodies that are filled with blood during erection and the urethra that serves as a passage for urine and semen.
When a man reports Penis When fractured, they tend to describe bursting sensation, immediate loss of erection, and obvious swelling and bruising.
However, for the man with a vertical fracture of the penis, the doctor said that he did not feel bursting, his erection was gradually lost and he was moderately swollen.
After the MRI scan, the surgeon confirmed that the man’s penis was torn vertically by 3 cm (slightly more than an inch).
A case report written by the British National Health Service (NHS) doctor Sam Hughes and others noted that a literature review of other studies documenting penile fractures found that they all described the fracture as horizontal rather than vertical.
The case study reads: “This not only highlights the rarity of this case, but also raises the question: Does the vertical penile fracture pattern change the performance or long-term results after surgical repair?”
Doctors are monitoring the patient’s recovery to compare it with other recorded cases.
However, they pointed out that six months after the injury, the patient was able to have sex again and was able to get an erection as before. The case report did not specify the treatment the patient received.
According to the Urology Nursing Foundation, surgery for penile fractures caused by sex requires a surgeon to repair any tears in the tunica albuginea. The penis is then bandaged to allow time to heal, and a catheter can be placed through the urethra to drain urine.
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