Priapism in children: Review of pathophysiology and treatment

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-200

  De Jesus, Lisieux Eyer ^a,b,c,d   Dekermacher, Samuel ^b,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO ANTÔNIO PEDRO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

^c T CIPE   (Brazil)

^d TCBC ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Priapism; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; ETILEFRINE; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROXYUREA; KETAMINE; KETOCONAZOLE; METARAMINOL; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; TERBUTALINE;

ABSCESS; ANALGESIA; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CAVERNOSOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; GYNECOMASTIA; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMPOTENCE; INFLAMMATION; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; MEDLINE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENILE BIOPSY; PENIS DISCOLORATION; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS INJURY; PRIAPISM; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SHUNTING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TESTIS ATROPHY; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PRIAPISM;

EID: 67049167134     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1897     Document Type: Review

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