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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 18:14:48-49.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.06.014. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Management in Neonatal Priapism: Case and Review

Andre Yoichi Kuwano  1 , Alexandre Cavalcante  1 , André Costa-Matos  1 , Ezequiel Fabiane Spanholi  1 , Frederico Mota Mascarenhas de Souza  1
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Case Reports

Management in Neonatal Priapism: Case and Review

Andre Yoichi Kuwano et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Neonatal priapism is uncommon and its cause is usually unknown, but it can generate anxiety for the parents and the pediatric team. The treatment in most cases is conservative and no sequelae are described.

Keywords: Neonatal; Priaprism.

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Penis in erection on the third day of life, with no sign of ischemic suffering.
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Flaccid penis on the fifth day of life.
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