Dorsal penile nerve block: Difference between revisions

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   |DOI=10.1016/s0022-3476(78)80386-2
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-}}</ref> Although Kirya & Wirthman called the procedure "painless", that is an exaggeration. DPNB does block the dorsal nerves, but does not block the ventral nerves, so at best it only reduces the extreme pain of circumcision somewhat.
+}}</ref> Although Kirya & Wirthman called the procedure "painless", that is an exaggeration. DPNB does block the dorsal nerves, but does not block the ventral nerves, so at best it only reduces the extreme pain of circumcision somewhat. Lander et al. (1997) did a comparison study of EMLA cream topical anesthetic,<ref>{{REFweb
+ |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Emla+cream
+ |title=Emla cream
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farley
+ |date=2005
+ |accessdate=2023-11-24
+}}</ref> Dorsal Penile Ring Block, and Ring Block. DPNB was more effective than EMLA cream, but less effective than Ring Block local anesthesia.<ref name="lander1997">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Lander
+ |init=J
+ |first=Janice
+ |author-link=
+ |last2=Brady-Frerer
+ |init2=B
+ |first2=Barbara
+ |author2-link=
+ |last3=Metcalfe
+ |init3=JB
+ |first3=James B.
+ |author3-link=
+ |last4=Nazerali
+ |init4=S
+ |first4=Shermin
+ |author4-link=
+ |last5=Muttit
+ |init5=S
+ |first5=Sarah
+ |author5-link=
+ |etal=no
+ |title= Comparison of ring block, dorsal penile nerve block, and topical anesthesia for neonatal circumcision
+ |journal=JAMA
+ |location=
+ |date=1997-12-24
+ |volume=278
+ |issue=24
+ |pages=2157-64
+ |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/pain/lander/
+ |archived=
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=9417009
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=
+ |accessdate=2023-11-24
+}}</ref>
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Pain]]