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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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Penile gangrene associated with chronic renal failure - report of 2 cases and review of literature
Arvind Goyal, K Gaitonde, SN Sagade
Department of Urology & Kidney Transplant, PD. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Munnbai., India
Correspondence Address:
Arvind Goyal
381/17A, Krishna Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana- 141001
India
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Penile gangrene associated with chronic renal failure, is a rare entity. Patients usually have associated diseases like diabetes, hypertension. Gangrene occurs because the dystrophic calcific infiltration causes huninal obstruction. This is an accompaniment of generalized soft tissue calcification and bony abnormality resulting. from secondary hyperparathyroidism. Calcium phosphate product exceeds plasma solubility causing precipitation of calcium phosphate. Medical treatment may maintain the product below precipitation levels. Mortality in these patients remains high due to the severity of the associated systemic illnesses. Conservative surgical treatment is advocated in view of short life span. |
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