Penile block via subpubic space for children who underwent superficial operation of the penis.

Penile nerve block via the subpubic space was performed to relief the postoperative pain of children who underwent superficial surgery of the penis. Thirty-one male children were subdivided into two groups. After dorsal split procedure had been carried out under general anesthesia, 16 patients underwent subpubic penile nerve block (group 1), while 15 patients had no additional anesthetic procedure (group 2). Time to the first postoperative pain in group 1 was statistically longer than that in group 2 (p < 0.05). Most patients in group 1 did not require postoperative analgesics during the first 24 h after surgery. This technique appeared to be effective in relieving the postoperative pain of children who underwent superficial operation of the penis.