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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001, Vol. 87, No. 6 935-936
© 2001 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Case Reports

Epidural analgesia in a child with sickle cell disease complicated by acute abdominal pain and priapism

F. Labat1, A. M. Dubousset1, C. Baujard1, A. P. Wasier2, D. Benhamou1 and G. Cucchiaro*,1

1Département d’Anesthésie et Réanimation et 2 Département d’Anesthésie Pédiatrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre, 78, rue du Général Leclerc, F-94275 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France*Corresponding author

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.

Br J Anaesth 2001; 87: 935–6


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