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- Title
Severe Acute Ischemia of Glans Penis after Achieving Treatment with Only Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Rare Case Report and Systematic Literature Review.
- Authors
Hașegan, Adrian; Mihai, Ionela; Bratu, Dan; Bacilă, Ciprian; Roman, Mihai Dan; Mohor, Cosmin Ioan; Teodoru, Adrian; Birsan, Sabrina; Mutu, Cosmin; Chibelean, Călin; Totan, Maria; Grigore, Nicolae; Iancu, Gabriela; Dura, Horatiu; Boicean, Adrian
- Abstract
Acute ischemia of the glands is a severe complication after circumcision. We outline the challenging case of a seventeen-year-old boy with glandular ischemia (GI) that appeared shortly after circumcision. Methods: We present a case report and literature review related to glans ischemia, and the complications of circumcision are reviewed. We note that there are very few cases described in the literature. Our patient was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) after four days of no positive effect after all medical and surgical treatments written in the literature: Subcutaneous enoxaparin, local application of a glyceryl trinitrate, continuous epidural perfusion, intravenous pentoxifylline, alprostadil, intraoperative drainage, and aspiration with saline solution and epinephrine. Clinical improvement was noted at the first session of HBOT. A number of days after the operation, the penis looked normal and was healing. Complete healing of the penile glans was successfully realized one month after surgery. Conclusion: Based on the review and the case presented, we conclude that HBOT is the treatment of choice for acute ischemia of the penile glans, especially when other treatments do not work.
- Subjects
HYPERBARIC oxygenation; LITERATURE reviews; ISCHEMIA; PENIS; SALINE solutions
- Publication
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 9, p1370
- ISSN
2075-4426
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3390/jpm13091370