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}}</ref> is a local anesthetic procedure sometimes used in hope of reducing [[pain]] in [[circumcision]] of the newborn. In this procedure two injections of local anesthetic are made near the base of the [[penis]] to block the dorsal nerves. | }}</ref> is a local anesthetic procedure sometimes used in hope of reducing [[pain]] in [[circumcision]] of the newborn. In this procedure two injections of local anesthetic are made near the base of the [[penis]] at the ten o'clock and two o'clock positions to block the dorsal nerves. | ||
DPNB was proposed by Kirya & Werthman in 1978.<ref name="kirya1978">{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Kirya | |||
|first=Christopher | |||
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|last2=Werthman Jr | |||
|first2=Milton W. | |||
|init2=MW | |||
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|title= Neonatal circumcision and penile dorsal nerve block—a painless procedure. | |||
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|language=English | |||
|journal=J Pediatr | |||
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|date=1978-06 | |||
|volume=92 | |||
|issue=6 | |||
|pages=998-1000 | |||
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/pain/kirya1/ | |||
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|pubmedID=660375 | |||
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|DOI=10.1016/s0022-3476(78)80386-2 | |||
|accessdate=2023-11-24 | |||
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* [[Pain]] | * [[Pain]] | ||