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Priapism is defined as a persistent erection that is unrelated to sexual stimulation or continues for more than 4 h beyond sexual stimulation and orgasm. Priapism can then be subdivided into the three different categories: (1) low flow (ischemic), (2) stuttering, and (3) high flow (nonischemic).

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  1. Department of Urology, Broomfield Hospital, Whipps Cross, London, UK

    Giulio Garaffa M.D., FRCS (Urol)

  2. Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, 145 Harley St., London, HP5 1UN, UK

    David J. Ralph M.S., FRCS

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  1. Giulio Garaffa M.D., FRCS (Urol)
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Correspondence to David J. Ralph M.S., FRCS .

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  1. , Dipartimento di Discipline Medico Chirur, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so Dogliotti, Turin, 10126, Italy

    Paolo Gontero

  2. The Prostate Centre, Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8GT, United Kingdom

    Roger S. Kirby

  3. , Department of Urology, University of North Carolina, Bioinformatics Building 2140, Chapel Hill, 27599-7235, USA

    Culley C. Carson III

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Garaffa, G., Ralph, D.J. (2013). Priapism. In: Gontero, P., Kirby, R., Carson III, C. (eds) Problem Based Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4634-6_6

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