Management of Priapism: Results of a Nationwide Survey and Comparison with International Guidelines

• DOI: 10.5152/tud.2023.22209
• Publication Date: 2023-08-01T13:59:43Z
• Authors: Arif Kalkanli; Salih Zeki Sonmez; ; Mine Guvel; ; Erdogan Aglamis; ; Seyhmuz Araz; ; Ahmet Asfuroglu; ; Huseyin Kursad Avci; ; Memduh Aydin; ; Murat Aydos; ; Ugur Balci; ; Caner Baran; ; Yavuz Bastug; ; Numan Baydilli; ; Omer Bayrak; ; Can Benlioglu; ; Ibrahim Halil Boz...; ; Kerem Bursali; ; Utku Can; ; Seref Coser; ; Mehmet Caglar Cakici; ; Gokhan Calik; ; Ali Cift; ; Nusret Can Cilesiz; ; Demirhan Orsan Demir; ; Murat DEMIRAY; ; Huseyin Cihan Dem...; ; Murat Dursun; ; Erhan Demirelli; ; Berk Yasin Ekenci; ; Mithat Eksi; ; Giray Ergin; ; Ismail Emre Ergin; ; Anil Erkan; ; Onur Fikri; ; Cem Tugrul Gezmis; ; Abdullah Gul; ; Muhammet Guzelsoy; ; Muhammed Arif Ibis; ; Abdurrahman Inkaya; ; Tumay Ipekci; ; Ahmet Karakeci; ; Kadir Karkin; ; Coskun Kaya; ; Ozgur Kazan; ; Mustafa Koray Kirdag; ; Yigit Cagri Kizilcay; ; Burak Koseoglu; ; Emrah Kucuk; ; Serkan Gonultas; ; Mehmet Sezai Ogras; ; Ahmet Olgun; ; Eser Ordek; ; Isa Ozbey; ; Mehmet Sarier; ; Samet Sanel; ; Ahmet Tahra; ; Tuncay Toprak; ; Mehmet Yigit Yalcin; ; Abdullah Hizir Ya...; ; Selim Yazar; ; Ibrahim Hacibey; ; Kadir Yildirim; ; Kemal Yilmaz; ; Sercan Yilmaz; ; Mehmet Yoldas; ; Ahmet Yuce; ; Mehmet Ozgur Yucel; ; Cem Nedim Yuceturk; ; Jean de la Rosette; ; Ates Kadioglu
• Keywords: Priapism; Penile prosthesis

The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.Urologists urology residents were invited an online survey consisting 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that consid- ered most important relevant by using Google Forms.Total number responses was 340. Respondents reported they recorded a detailed patient's medical history physical examination findings (n = 340, 100%) laboratory testing, which includes corporal blood gas analysis (n=323, 95%). Participants announced performed Doppler ultrasound for 1/4 cases 106, 31%), but 22% participants (n=75) replied >75% cases. (n=311, 91%) responded first-line treatment ischemic decompression corpus cavernosum. Moreover, respondents 320, 94%) stated sympathomimetic injection drugs should be applied as second step. About three-quarters 247, 73%) indicated adrenaline their drug choice. Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors seems pre- ferred stuttering (n=141, 41%). (n=284, 84%) corpora-glanular shunts preferred first. A large par- ticipants 239, 70%) declared magnetic resonance imaging can delayed (>24 hours) diagnose necrosis. Most (84%) penile prosthesis (>48 priapism.It would appropriate improve training offered professional associations give more time during residency.