Gangrene of the penis is a rare and serious complication of end stage renal disease, being an expression of systemic calciphylaxis.
We report the case of a 58-year-old patient with chronic renal failure and diabetes, who presented with a necrosis of the gland. MRI defined the limits of necrosis. The treatment consisted in partial amputation of the penis. Histological examination found a calciphylaxis.
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Bouzouita A, Kerkeni W, Cellier L, Gobet F, Sibert L. Are you the author?
Service d'urologie, CHU Charles-Nicolle de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France; Service d'anatomopathologie, CHU Charles-Nicolle de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
Reference: Prog Urol. 2014 Feb;24(2):142-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2013.07.014
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24485086
Article in French.
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