Original Article

Surgical Management of Priapism and Its Sequelae in Sickle Cell Disease

Authors: GILBERT B. SNYDER M.D., CHARLES A. WILSON M.D.

Abstract

The authors warn of the need for conservative treatment in priapism in the patient having sickle cell disease. Surgical manipulation is much more likely to lead to serious complications, as sloughing, than in patients with other causes of this disturbance

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