Severe ischemia of the glans penis following circumcision: A successful treatment via pentoxifylline

Aslan A., KARAGUZEL G., MELIKOGLU M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.12, sa.7, ss.705-707, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01129.x
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.705-707
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: glans penis, ischemia, pentoxifylline, INJURY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Severe ischemia or necrosis of glans penis is rare. We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with severe glanular ischemia occurring 24 h after circumcision. This was successfully treated with pentoxifylline injection for 5 days, and while the black color of the glans penis changed to brownish at 48 h, appearances were close to normal at 5 days. The patient did not require any surgical intervention, and was discharged without sequelae. We suggest that pentoxifylline might be considered as a treatment of choice for severe ischemia of glans penis.