Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis

Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis

Male circumcision is among the most frequent surgical interventions throughout history. Although considered as a minor intervention, it may have complications ranging from insignificant to catastrophic. These complications can be attributed to the surgical procedure and anesthesia. In this report we...

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Main Authors: Murat Gul, Mehmet Kaynar, Tamer Sekmenli, Ilhan Ciftci, Serdar Goktas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/187831
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spelling doaj-8750b73a45b44cf0b59f3ca1cd8832702020-11-25T00:08:12ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/187831187831Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin NecrosisMurat Gul0Mehmet Kaynar1Tamer Sekmenli2Ilhan Ciftci3Serdar Goktas4Department of Urology, Van Training and Research Hospital, 65100 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Selcuk University School of Medicine, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Selcuk University School of Medicine, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Selcuk University School of Medicine, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Selcuk University School of Medicine, TurkeyMale circumcision is among the most frequent surgical interventions throughout history. Although considered as a minor intervention, it may have complications ranging from insignificant to catastrophic. These complications can be attributed to the surgical procedure and anesthesia. In this report we present two cases of scrotal skin necrosis after lidocaine with epinephrine injection using subcutaneous ring block technique prior to circumcision.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/187831
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author Murat Gul
Mehmet Kaynar
Tamer Sekmenli
Ilhan Ciftci
Serdar Goktas
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Tamer Sekmenli
Ilhan Ciftci
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Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
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title Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
title_short Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
title_full Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
title_fullStr Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
title_full_unstemmed Epinephrine Injection Associated Scrotal Skin Necrosis
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series Case Reports in Urology
issn 2090-696X
2090-6978
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Male circumcision is among the most frequent surgical interventions throughout history. Although considered as a minor intervention, it may have complications ranging from insignificant to catastrophic. These complications can be attributed to the surgical procedure and anesthesia. In this report we present two cases of scrotal skin necrosis after lidocaine with epinephrine injection using subcutaneous ring block technique prior to circumcision.
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