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Successful Management of Intraoperative Priapism under General Anesthesia during Transurethral Surgery – A Case Series with Review of Its Management

Penile erection under general anesthesia is a rare occurrence. It may cause delay, complications or can even lead to cancellation of an elective transurethral surgery. In literature, various methods and techniques have been mentioned with variable rates of success and side effects. However, the mana...

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Autores principales: Hoda, Wasimul, Xess, Pratibha, Kumar, Mukesh, Kindo, Srishti, Lakra, Ladhu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9558679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36249127
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.aer_61_22
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Sumario:Penile erection under general anesthesia is a rare occurrence. It may cause delay, complications or can even lead to cancellation of an elective transurethral surgery. In literature, various methods and techniques have been mentioned with variable rates of success and side effects. However, the management becomes challenging and it needs a tailored approach according to the patient's clinical condition with the aim of minimizing complications. Hereby, reporting two cases of successful management of intraoperative priapism in patients undergoing transurethral surgery under general anesthesia.