Intracavernous Epinephrine: A Minimally Invasive Treatment for Priapism in the Emergency Department

Abstract

Priapism is the prolonged erection of the penis in the absence of sexual arousal. A 45-year-old man, an admitted frequent cocaine user, presented to the Emergency Department (ED) on two separate occasions with a history of priapism after cocaine use. The management options in the ED, as exemplified by four individual case reports, in particular the use of a minimally invasive method of intracorporal epinephrine instillation, are discussed. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.