Epidural analgesia in a child with sickle cell disease complicated by acute abdominal pain and priapism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of a 9-yr-old child with sickle cell disease complicated by abdominal vaso-occlusive crisis and priapism. Both complications were successfully treated with a combination of epidural local anesthetics and morphine.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Pain
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Priapism