TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Penile Abscess
AU - Yamada, Kentaro
AU - Horikawa, Masahiro
AU - Shinmoto, Hiroshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - A 72-year-old man presented with pain and swelling in the penis, indicating penile infection or abscess. An ultrasound was performed but unable to lead to a diagnosis of abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging was strongly suggestive of penile abscess. The puncture of the abscess was unsuccessful. However, pus was drained spontaneously via the urethra, and the symptoms disappeared eventually. Although ultrasound can be useful, sometimes it might be difficult to distinguish between inflammatory tissue and abscess containing necrotic tissue. Magnetic resonance imaging, especially diffusion-weighted imaging, can be a powerful tool for diagnosing abscess in the penis.
AB - A 72-year-old man presented with pain and swelling in the penis, indicating penile infection or abscess. An ultrasound was performed but unable to lead to a diagnosis of abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging was strongly suggestive of penile abscess. The puncture of the abscess was unsuccessful. However, pus was drained spontaneously via the urethra, and the symptoms disappeared eventually. Although ultrasound can be useful, sometimes it might be difficult to distinguish between inflammatory tissue and abscess containing necrotic tissue. Magnetic resonance imaging, especially diffusion-weighted imaging, can be a powerful tool for diagnosing abscess in the penis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2019.05.033
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2019.05.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 31195013
AN - SCOPUS:85068513574
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 131
SP - e5-e6
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
ER -