Severe ischemia of the glans penis following circumcision: a successful treatment via pentoxifylline.
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.
Aslan
Adnan
A
Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Antalya, Turkey. adnanaslan@akdeniz.edu.tr
Karagüzel
Güngör
G
Melikoglu
Mustafa
M
D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010431:Pentoxifylline