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Volume 6, Issue 2 (June 2004) 6, 161–163;
Ischemic glans penis after circumcision
.S. Tzeng, S.H. Tang, E. Meng, T.F. Lin, G.H. Sun
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, 2Department of Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, China
Advance online publication 1 June 2004
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A 33-year-old male receiving dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) for circumcision exhibited a postoperative ischemic change over the glans penis. The event occurred nearly 24 hours after the procedure. The patient was treated with intravenous pentoxifyllin and hyperbaric oxygenation. Total reverse of the ischemia was observed. The complications associated with circumcision and DPNB were reviewed and discussed.
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