Bone Cutter Circumcision in Neonates | ||
| Al-Kindy College Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2012, Pages 119-121 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed Kamil. CABS; Jasim Al badri. CABS | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Bone cutter is widely used in the Middle east area to cut the prepuce during circumcision. Results :One hundred twenty one male neonates were included in this study.The mean operative time (MOT) was 6 minutes, mean time of healing (MTH) was 5 days, 7 cases (5.9%) developed early & late complications, 2 (1.7%) had bleeding, 3 (2.5%) developed infection, 2 (1.7%) developed late complications in the form of meatal stenosis. Settings:Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and a private surgical clinic. Aim of the study: To assess the safety of circumcision using bone cutter. Methods: Over 6 years period from Jan. 2000 till Dec. 2005, one hundred twenty one male neonates were circumcised under general anesthesia (GA) using bone cutter. Conclusions: Bone cutter circumcision is feasible with a relatively lower complication rate and Shorter MTH and MOT. Key words Bone cutter. Circumcision. Healing. circumcision complications | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bone cutter; Circumcision; Healing; circumcision complications | ||
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