Priapism is defined as a prolonged penile erection lasting for more than 4 hours in the absence of sexual stimulation and remains despite orgasm. Current priapism guidelines for priapism have been published following a comprehensive literature review and expert consensus by the American Urological Association (AUA) and by an evidence review according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence based medicine by the European Association of Urology (EAU). Although there are both local and regional guidelines available throughout the UK, these tend to be adaptations of guidelines from larger urology organisations and there are currently no guidelines from the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.