High Flow Priapism in a Pediatric Patient after Circumcision with Dorsal Penile Nerve Block

We report the first documented case of high flow priapism after circumcision with dorsal penile nerve block. A 7-year-old male who had undergone circumcision three years before presented to our institution with a 3-year history of persistent nonpainful erections. Workup revealed a high flow priapism...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Granieri, Michael A., Fantony, Joseph J., Routh, Jonathan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27648333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6976439
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Sumario:We report the first documented case of high flow priapism after circumcision with dorsal penile nerve block. A 7-year-old male who had undergone circumcision three years before presented to our institution with a 3-year history of persistent nonpainful erections. Workup revealed a high flow priapism and, after discussion of the management options, the patient's family elected continued observation.

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