title: Epidural analgesia in a child with sickle cell disease complicated by acute abdominal pain and priapism.
abstract: We describe a case of a 9-yr-old child with sickle cell disease complicated by abdominal vaso-occlusive crisis and priapism. Both complications were successfully treated with a combination of epidural local anesthetics and morphine.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Anesthésie et Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Labat
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dubousset
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baujard
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wasier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benhamou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cucchiaro
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011317:Priapism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine