| Literature DB >> 17567354 |
S Kaplanian1, N A Chambers, I Forsyth.
Abstract
We report an ischaemic penile glans following circumcision and a dorsal penile nerve block in a 9-year-old boy. Ischaemia of the glans penis is a rare complication associated independently with both circumcision and dorsal penile nerve blocks. There are a number of pathophysiological mechanisms of this ischaemia and its management is varied and not well recorded. We report the successful management of this complication using a caudal epidural block and also discuss technical aspects of penile nerve blocks.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17567354 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05060.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaesthesia ISSN: 0003-2409 Impact factor: 6.955