RT Book, Section
A1 Go, Steven
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159807559
T1 Priapism Management
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159807559
RD 2024/04/20
AB Priapism  was  first  described  in  the  English  literature  in  an  1824  case  report  by  Callaway.1,2Priapism  is  defined  as  a  prolonged  engorgement  or  erection  of  the  penis  or  clitoris  that  lasts  over  4  hours,  occurs  beyond  sexual  stimulation  or  arousal,  or  occurs  apart  from  sexual  stimulation  or  arousal.3  The  term  “priapism”  derives  its  origin  from  the  name  of  a  minor  Greek  god  of  fertility  and  growth  named  Priapus.4  He  was  prenatally  cursed  by  Hera  with  “out  of  proportion  genitals,  ugliness,  lewdness,  and  impotence.”  A  famous  Pompeiian  fresco  graphically  illustrates  Priapus’  plight  as  he  weighs  his  massive  phallus  with  a  hanging  scale.4  His  humiliated  and  demoralized  demeanor  in  ancient  mythology  seems  to  parallel  that  of  many  present-day  afflicted  patients.5