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L’ischémie du gland: une complication de la circoncision sous bloc pénien

Ischemic glans penis: a complication after circumcision with dorsal penile nerve block

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Nous rapportons le cas d’un patient âgé de 15 ans chez qui a été réalisée une circoncision sous bloc pénien pour un phimosis serré. Douze heures après l’acte est apparue une ischémie du gland. Le patient a été traité par lloprost en injection intra veineuse et Pentoxifylline par voie orale. Le gland a retrouvé sa coloration normale au bout de 72 heures. A travers cette observation et les données de la littérature nous précisons les causes de cette complication rare ainsi que sa prise en charge.

Abstract

Dorsal penile nerve block is a common procedure and can provide effective analgesia after penile surgery. Ischaemic complications are rare and generally result from trauma or inadvertent administration of vasoconstrictor solutions.

We describe a case of glans penis ischaemia in a 15-year-old male after dorsal penile nerve block with lidocaine 2% and bupivacaine 5% for circumcision. The event occurred nearly 12 hours after the procedure. This was successfully treated with intravenous infusion of lloprost (a PGI2 analogue) and oral administration of pentoxifylline. The appearance returned to normal after 72 hours.

This rare complication associated with circumcision and dorsal penile nerve block is reviewed and discussed.

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Chabchoub, K., Lokmane, E., Benkirane, A. et al. L’ischémie du gland: une complication de la circoncision sous bloc pénien. Androl. 16, 265–267 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03034865

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