Priapism Following a Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block

Priapism Following a Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block

Objective.  To understand an unusual complication of a common procedure. Design.  This article chronicles the side effect of a lumbar sympathetic nerve block (LSNB). Setting.  Loyola University Medical Center Outpatient Chronic Pain Clinic. Patients.  One. Results.  Our patient had several hours of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2011-07, Vol.12 (7), p.1046-1048
Hauptverfasser: Sniderman, Michael, Raghavendra, Meda, Holtman, Jr, Joseph R.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Autonomic Nerve Block - adverse effects
CRPS
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block
Lumbar Sympathetic Nervous System
Lumbosacral Region
Male
Priapism
Priapism - etiology
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Objective.  To understand an unusual complication of a common procedure. Design.  This article chronicles the side effect of a lumbar sympathetic nerve block (LSNB). Setting.  Loyola University Medical Center Outpatient Chronic Pain Clinic. Patients.  One. Results.  Our patient had several hours of priapism following a LSNB. Conclusions.  A bilateral lumbar sympathetic nerve block can lead to unopposed parasympathetic penile stimulation and cause priapism.
ISSN:1526-2375
1526-4637
DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01145.x