%0 Journal Article %T Suspected penile fracture: to operate or not to operate? %A Metzler, Ian S. %A Reed-Maldonado, Amanda B. %A Lue, Tom F. %J Translational Andrology and Urology %D 2017 %B 2017 %9 %! Suspected penile fracture: to operate or not to operate? %K %X Distinguishing penile ecchymosis from a true penile fracture, or a rupture through the tunical albuginea, can be a challenging clinical conundrum. A penile fracture typically occurs in the setting of blunt penile trauma to the erect penis, most often during sexual intercourse or masturbation. The characteristic symptoms of penile fracture are a “snapping” or “popping” sound, penile pain, and immediate detumescence followed by ecchymosis and swelling of the penile shaft (1). %U https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/16508 %V 6 %N 5 %P 981-986 %@ 2223-4691