1. Paediatric priapism--treatment conundrum.
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Shah, Amar, Parashar, Karan, and Chandran, Harish
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VEIN surgery , *SAPHENOUS vein , *LONGITUDINAL method , *PENIS , *PRIAPISM , *SICKLE cell anemia , *SURGICAL anastomosis , *DISEASE complications , *SURGERY - Abstract
Priapism is a rare condition in childhood. The majority of reported cases are boys with sickle cell disease, in whom nonoperative management may be successful when patients present early. We report a 14-year-old boy with sickle cell disease who presented with priapism of 72-h duration and was successfully treated by bilateral saphenocorporal shunts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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