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Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 46, No. 9, 842-843 (2007) DOI: 10.1177/0009922807303546 © 2007 SAGE Publications Bleeding After Circumcision in a Newborn Receiving SildenafilChildren's Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, Calfornia, dgamboa{at}mail.cho.org
Lamorinda Pediatrics, Lafayette, California
Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, California This report describes a case of bleeding as a complication of circumcision in a 2-week-old infant being treated with sildenafil for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The vasodilatory effects of sildenafil on the penile vasculature may have contributed to the postoperative bleeding in this patient.
Key Words: persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn sildenafil pulmonary vascular resistance phosphodiesterase type 5 circumcision
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