Unwanted Penile Engorgement in Pediatric Patients Under Anesthesia.

Unwanted Penile Engorgement in Pediatric Patients Under Anesthesia: A Prospective Cohort Study to Discuss the Role of Anesthetic Technique and Other Common Contributing Factors.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03438253

Enrollment

386

Registered

2018-02-19

Start date

2017-01-15

Completion date

2018-01-30

Last updated

2018-02-19

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Conditions

Anesthesia; Functional

Keywords

Intraoperative penile engorgement, Anaesthesia, Urogenital surgery

Brief summary

Penile engorgement during intraoperative period is of rare occurrence however when do happens, leads to difficulty in performing and even cancellation of elective urogenital surgery. The mechanism behind intraoperative penile engorgement is complex and involves various factors. One common myth is that penile engorgement occurs only during spinal anaesthesia and not in general anaesthesia. In this study we intend to report the incidence and management of intraoperative penile engorgement in pediatric patients undergoing urogenital operations under spinal anesthesia with/without sedation over a period of one year. The pathophysiology and role of common contributing factors leading to intraoperative penile engorgement are also discussed.

Interventions

PROCEDUREspinal anaesthesia

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

2 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologist grade1 & 2 * Elective urogenital surgery of expected duration less than one hour

Exclusion criteria

* patients with local infection, coagulation abnormalities, expected duration of surgery \>1 hour and spinal anomalies. * parents of patient not giving consent for spinal anaesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Intraoperative penile engorgement	sixty minutes from start of anaesthesia	Incidence of intraoperative penile engorgement under anaesthesia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026