Introduction: Thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis, known as Mondor’s disease of the penis, was first described by Braun-Falco in 1955.
Case Presentation: An apparently healthy 37-year-old man presented with painful swelling of the dorsal aspect of his penis. Doppler ultrasonography revealed a noncompressible portion of superficial dorsal vein of the penis, as well as the lack of venous flow signals. The patient was treated conservatively.
Conclusion: Mondor’s disease of the penis is a rare clinical entity and a urologist should be aware of this condition.
Kapil Singla, Ashish Kumar Sharma, Sistla Bobby Viswaroop, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, Sangam Vedanayagam Kandasami
Submitted: October 19, 2011
Accepted for Publication: November 23, 2011
KEYWORDS: Mondor’s disease; Superficial thrombophlebitis; Conservative management
CORRESPONDENCE: Kapil Singla, Department of Urology, Vedanayagam Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 641 002 ( ).
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 Feb;5(1):art 87.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.02.05