Penile fracture
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Penile fracture

Anthony Summers Emergency nurse practitioner, University Hospital Lewisham, London

A 21-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with a history of having had sexual intercourse seven days earlier, during which he had heard a tearing sound before suddenly losing his erection.

Emergency Nurse. 15, 2, 18-19. doi: 10.7748/en2007.05.15.2.18.c4240

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