Postcircumcisional Ischemia of the Glans Penis Treated with Pentoxifylline

Ischemia of the glans penis is a rare postcircumcision complication. We describe a four-year-old boy developing ischemia of the glans penis 48 h after circumcision. The ischemia completely resolved following treatment with iv pentoxifylline (PTX) for six days, and the patient was discharged without...

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Main Authors: Ersagun Karaguzel, Dogan S. Tok, Ilke O. Kazaz, Metin Gur, Fatih Colak, Omer Kutlu, Guner K. Ozgur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/278523
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