Nerve Block: Penile: Difference between revisions
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:Sobo 1909 571.png|thumb|Dorsal anatomy of the penis.]] | |||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
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*Penile Laceration repair | *Penile Laceration repair | ||
*Penile fracture | *[[Penile fracture]] | ||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
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[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 12 June 2021
Overview
Indications
- Priapism
- Penile Laceration repair
- Penile fracture
Contraindications
- Infection overlying injection site
Equipment Needed
- Local anesthetic
- Chloraprep
- Syringe with blunt fill needle and 27ga needle
Procedure
- Obtain informed consent
- Draw up 2-5cc of local anesthetic
- Clean area of injection
- Using 27G needle, insert at 2 and 10 o'clock position at base of penis for dorsal nerve block
- Alternatively, inject anesthetic in complete ring around base of penis for complete block
- Note: nerves lay below buck's fascia.
Complications
- Damage of nearby vessels
- Damage to urethra
- Permanent loss of sensation