The court declined to find duty as between two consensual adults. The plaintiff in this case, a man who suffered a fractured penis, complained that the defendant, his ex-girlfriend, had caused his injury while she was on top of him during sexual intercourse. The court ruled in her favor, determining that her conduct was neither legally wanton nor reckless. References
Further reading
Ouch! Can You Really Break Your Penis? 2009 Scientific American featuring interview with Hunter Wessells, chair of the urology department at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle
Jack GS, Garraway I, Reznichek R, Rajfer J (2004). "Current treatment options for penile fractures". Rev Urol. 6 (3): 114–20. PMC 1472832. PMID 16985591. == External  links ==
Microvillus inclusion disease, previously known as Davidsons disease, congenital microvillus atrophy and, less specifically, microvillus atrophy (note: microvillus is often misspelled as microvillous), is a rare genetic disorder of the small intestine that is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Presentation
It is characterized by chronic, intractable diarrhea in new-born infants, starting in the first few days of life. This results in metabolic acidosis and severe dehydration. Pregnancy and birth are usually normal. Pathophysiology
It is caused by a congenital villus atrophy, atrophy of apical microvilli and intracellular accumulation of apical enzymes and transporters in the epithelial cells of the small intestine. MVID is in ost cases caused by mutations in the MYO5B gene. A minority of cases involves mutations in the STX3 gene. Diagnosis
Prenatal screening in utero is currently offered by several medical centers since the gene(s) involved in the disease were recently discovered to be MYO5B; Diagnosis is typically made by biopsy of the small intestine. Biopsy
The appearance of microvillous inclusion disease on light microscopy is similar to celiac sprue; however, it usually lacks the intraepithelial lymphocytic infiltration characteristic of celiac sprue and stains positive for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The definitive diagnosis is dependent on electron microscopy. Differential diagnosis
The differential diagnosis of chronic and intractable diarrhea is:
Intestinal epithelial dysplasia
Syndromatic diarrhea
Immunoinflammatory enteropathy

Prognosis
It is nearly always fatal unless, like short bowel syndrome patients, treated with parenteral nutrition or an intestinal transplant.