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Penile trauma
What's new
Updated 2024 EAU guidelines for the diagnosis and management of penile trauma.
Guidelines
Key sources
The following summarized guidelines for the evaluation and management of penile trauma are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the European Association of Urology (EAU 2024), the American Urological Association (AUA 2023,2014), the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES/AAST 2019), and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS 2018).
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Diagnostic investigations
History and physical examination: as per EAU 2024 guidelines, evaluate for urethral injury in patients with penile fracture.
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Ultrasound
Urethrography and urethroscopy
Surgical interventions
Specific circumstances
Patients with penile amputation: as per AUA 2014 guidelines, perform prompt penile replantation in patients with traumatic penile amputation with the amputated appendage wrapped in saline-soaked gauze, in a plastic bag, and placed on ice during transport.
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Patients with urethral injury
Patients with testicular trauma (evaluation)
Patients with testicular trauma (management)