Modified circumcision with a disposable suture device.
- Author:
Yu REN
;
Jia-jun YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Circumcision, Male; adverse effects; instrumentation; Disposable Equipment; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Satisfaction; Penis; surgery; Phimosis; surgery; Postoperative Complications; epidemiology; Suture Techniques; instrumentation; Sutures
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2015;21(6):541-544
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo improve the methods and reduce the complications of circumcision with a disposable suture device.
METHODSThis study included 325 male patients aged 14-65 (mean 28.9) years, treated for redundant prepuce or phimosis by modified (n = 201) or conventional circumcision with a disposable suture device (n = 124). We compared the incidence of complications and the patients' satisfaction between the two surgical methods.
RESULTSCompared with conventional circumcision, the modified method showed a significantly lower incidence of postoperative bleeding (14.52% vs 2.49% , P < 0.05) and a lower rate of second surgery for penile hematoma (4.03% vs 0.50%, P < 0.05). The patients' satisfaction was markedly higher with the modified method (91.94%) than with conventional circumcision (97.51%) (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONModified circumcision with the disposable suture device can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative bleeding and penile hematoma and therefore deserves wide clinical application.