Abstract
Penile calciphylaxis is a difficult urologic condition to manage. First described by Wood et al in 1997, penile calciphylaxis is a rare cause of penile gangrene.1 One study found the overall mortality rate associated with penile calciphylaxis to be 64%, with a mean time to death of 2.5 months.2 Additionally, no statistically significant difference in survival has been seen between patients treated with penectomy and those treated nonoperatively.3 We report a case of penile calciphylaxis in a patient treated with partial penectomy with scrotoplasty who has survived greater than 1 year without any complication or progression of disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | e3-e4 |
| Journal | Urology |
| Volume | 141 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology
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Pollock, G. R., Zeng, J., & Gretzer, M. (2020). Partial Penectomy for Dry Penile Gangrene in a Patient With Penile Calciphylaxis. Urology, 141, e3-e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2020.04.072