Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 58-66

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.6

Analysis of the Causes of Newborn Priapism: A Retrospective Clinical Study

Ekrem Guner1, Fatih Akkaş2, Osman Ozdemir1, Yusuf Arikan3, Kamil Gokhan Seker3, Emre Sam2

1Department of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Urology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
3Department of Urology, Mus State Hospital, Mus, Turkey

Received January 26, 2022
Accepted January 13, 2023

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