Priapism: How Do We Manage, and How Do We Learn How to Manage in 2024?

Posted by Thomas J. Walsh, MD, MBA, MS | Aug 2024

Thomas J. Walsh, MD, MBA, MS, presented “Priapism: How Do We Manage, and How Do We Learn How to Manage in 2024?” during the 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on January 31, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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How to cite: Walsh, Thomas J. “Priapism: How Do We Manage, and How Do We Learn How to Manage in 2024?” January 31, 2024. Accessed Dec 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/priapism-how-do-we-manage-and-how-do-we-learn-how-to-manage-in-2024/

Priapism: How Do We Manage, and How Do We Learn How to Manage in 2024? – Summary

Thomas J. Walsh, MD, MBA, MS, discusses practical strategies for evaluating, diagnosing, and managing ischemic priapism. He begins with an overview of the symptoms, diagnosis, associated risks, and standard treatment procedures for the management of ischemic priapism.

Dr. Walsh then turns to effective treatment options after intracavernosal phenylephrine and corporal aspiration fail. He outlines various types of distal shunting, corporal tunneling, penoscrotal decompression, and early prosthesis placement.

Dr. Walsh concludes by addressing the lack of standardized training for treating ischemic priapism. He outlines a simulation curriculum designed to quickly train and presents the results from the pilot study.

About The 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:

The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 43rd iteration of the meeting took place from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

For further educational activities from this conference, visit our collection page.

About The Author

Thomas J. Walsh, MD, MBA, MS

Dr. Thomas Walsh is a UW Professor and Vice Chair of Urology, Urology Section Head for UW Medical Center Northwest, and Director of the UW Men’s Health Center. His clinical interests include male reproductive and sexual medicine and surgery. He is the holder of the Endowed Professorship for Men’s Health, one of the only of its kind in the country. Dr. Walsh completed his undergraduate training at the University of Oregon, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He then received his medical degree from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where he garnered the highest academic honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his general and urologic surgical training at the University of Washington, during which time he served as a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Scholar and received a master’s degree in epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health. Dr. Walsh completed a fellowship in male infertility and erectile dysfunction at the University of California, San Francisco and directed the UCSF Center for Male Reproductive Health before returning to UW Medicine. During his time at UW, he founded the Men’s Health Center, has developed and maintained a robust and extramurally funded research program, and has trained several generations of residents and fellows. Under Dr. Walsh’s leadership, the Men’s Health Center has become one of the busiest clinics of its kind in the country. He integrates the most advanced and minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment modalities into his practice. Dr. Walsh has been named as one of “Seattle’s Top Doctors” by both Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, and is recognized as a leader among his peers.

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