Authors: Pavel Navrátil 1; Ivo Novák 1; Pavel Navrátil St 1; Petr Hoffmann 2; Pavel Kříž 3 Authors‘ workplace: Urologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové 1; Radiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové 2; Urologické oddělení, Pardubická nemocnice 3 Published in: Ces Urol 2017; 21(3): 251-254 Category: Case report
Penile fracture is the rupture of one or both of the tunica albuginea, the fibrous coverings that envelop the penis‘s corpora cavernosa. Diagnosis can usually be determined from a patient’s history and physical examination, but can be supplemented by a sonographic examination of the penis. In uncertain cases magnetic resonance imaging can be performed, which, if available, can display the defect in the tunica albuginea with high precision.
KEY WORDS: Penile fracture, rupture of tunica albiginea, MRI.
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