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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the name of a nerve blocking local anesthesia procedure that is used to reduce the [[pain]] of non-therapeutic neonatal [[circumcision]].
Ring block was proposed by Broadman et al. (1987) to reduce the [[pain]] if a boy is to be [[circumcised]]. Broadman et al. also proposed the use of low-dose intravenious intravenous fentanyl for post-operative pain relief.<ref name="broadman1987">{{REFjournal
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Ring block is considered to be more effective than [[dorsal penile nerve block]] or EMLA cream.<ref name="lander1997">{{REFjournal
|accessdate=2023-11-24
}}</ref>
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