HEALTHY 42-YEAR-OLD MAN PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AFTER THE ACUTE ONSET OF penile pain during sexual intercourse. The erect penis had inadvertently collided with his partner’s perineum. He heard a snap, noticed a rush of blood from the meatus, had immediate detumescence, and had severe pain. The penile “fracture” refers to a tear in the tunica albuginea, the watertight fibrous outer sheath of the corpora caver-nosa that is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of an erection. Disruption of the tunica results in a loss of blood outside the corpora, causing a hematoma. The classic eggplant deformity (swelling, discoloration, and deviation away from the defect in the tunica) can be seen. If the fracture involves the urethra, blood will extravasate through the urethra. On the basis of the clinical presentation, the patient was taken to the operating room for emergency repair. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged from the hospital the morning after surgery. Sequelae of penile fracture include erectile dysfunction due to disfiguring plaque formation, penile curvature, and possible nerve injury. The patient was seen 3 months and 6 months after surgery and had regained erectile function without appreciable plaque formation or penile curvature. The case mentioned plaque formation and it causing erectile dysfunction; why do you think plaque would form in this situation and how would it cause erectile dysfunction?

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HEALTHY 42-YEAR-OLD MAN PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AFTER THE ACUTE ONSET OF penile
pain during sexual intercourse. The erect penis had inadvertently collided with his partner’s perineum. He
heard a snap, noticed a rush of blood from the meatus, had immediate detumescence, and had severe pain. The penile
“fracture” refers to a tear in the tunica albuginea, the watertight fibrous outer sheath of the corpora caver-nosa that is
responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of an erection. Disruption of the tunica results in a loss of blood
outside the corpora, causing a hematoma. The classic eggplant deformity (swelling, discoloration, and deviation away
from the defect in the tunica) can be seen. If the fracture involves the urethra, blood will extravasate through the
urethra. On the basis of the clinical presentation, the patient was taken to the operating room for emergency repair.
The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged from the hospital the morning after surgery.
Sequelae of penile fracture include erectile dysfunction due to disfiguring plaque formation, penile curvature, and
possible nerve injury. The patient was seen 3 months and 6 months after surgery and had regained erectile function
without appreciable plaque formation or penile curvature.

The case mentioned plaque formation and it causing erectile dysfunction; why do you think plaque would form in this situation and how
would it cause erectile dysfunction?

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