Subarachnoid hemorrhage as complication of phenylephrine injection for the treatment of ischemic priapism in a sickle cell disease patient

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1025-1028

  Davila, Hugo H ^a   Parker, Justin ^a   Webster, J Christopher ^a   Lockhart, Jorge L ^a   Carrion, Rafael E ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood Pressure; Complications; Ischemic; Phenylephrine; Priapism; Sickle Cell Disease; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAVAGE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 41549118047     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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