DELAYED REPAIR OF A FRACTURED PENIS: A NEW TECHNIQUE

SUMMARY Fracture of the penis can be managed conservatively or surgically. Conservative management is associated with a high morbidity, and early surgical repair of the fracture is usually recommended in order to prevent complications. Because a fractured penis is swollen throughout its length, it is difficult to identify the fracture site accurately, so a degloving technique is usually used to locate and repair the torn corpus cavernosum; this can lead to further trauma and complications. In cases where extensive swelling makes accurate clinical localisation difficult, delaying the repair for 7–12 days facilitates easy identification and repair of the torn corpus cavernosum. We report three cases where treatment was delayed until the swelling had subsided, when a simple direct repair was successfully carried out.