TY - JOUR AU - Dell'Atti, Lucio AU - Scarcella, Simone AU - Argalia, Giulio AU - Montesi, Lorenzo AU - Giuseppetti, Gian Marco AU - Galosi, Andrea Benedetto PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Rupture of the cavernous body diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Presentation of a clinical case JF - Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia JA - Arch Ital Urol Androl VL - 90 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports - Andrology DO - 10.4081/aiua.2018.2.143 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/aiua/article/view/aiua.2018.2.143 SP - 143-144 AB - Penile trauma represents a urological emergency characterized by the breaking of the albuginea tunic. A fast diagnosis and early surgical repair are the best treatments to avoid post-operative sequelae such as curvatures or deformities of the penis. An ultrasound evaluation may not be able to identify the injury in the tunica albuginea due to the edematous swelling of the penis and clots within the tear deteriorate the image contrast and can hide the injury. We here report a case study of successful management via surgical treatment for rupture of the cavernous body diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in a young patient with penile trauma. ER -