Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Corporacavernosa–Saphenous vein shunt( Grayhack) in the treatment of Priapism

Jayachander K, Govindarajan R

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Objective: To study the outcome of Corporacevernosa–Saphenous vein shunt in the treatment of priapism.Methods: It’s a retrospective study, of patients, who underwent corporacavernosa–saphenous vein shunt for priapism,during the period 2017 to 2018 at Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital,Chennai,India.Total of 3  patients ,were enrolled in this study.The age group  were between 31 years  to 45years.All the three priapisms were of low flow ischemic type.Corporacevernosa–Saphenous vein shunt was created, after other modalities of treatment such as penile aspiration,penile injection of sympathomimetic drugs and penile distal shunts have failed .Results:All the three patients responded well to this Corporacavernosa–Saphenous vein shunt procedure with good outcome.Conclusion: Corporacavernosa–saphenous shunt gives good results and may be considered in the treatment of priapism if other modalities doesn’t help.

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Jayachander K, Govindarajan R, Corporacavernosa–Saphenous vein shunt( Grayhack) in the treatment of Priapism, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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