Evaluation of epidemiology, safety, and complications of male circumcision using conventional dissection surgery: experience at one center
Identifieur interne : 004277 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 004276; suivant : 004278Evaluation of epidemiology, safety, and complications of male circumcision using conventional dissection surgery: experience at one center
Auteurs : Mohammad Kazem Moslemi ; Mehdi Abedinzadeh ; Mohammad AghaaliSource :
- Open Access Journal of Urology [ 1179-1551 ] ; 2011.
Abstract
Circumcision can be performed for a variety of techniques, including conventional dissection surgery or a Plastibell device, and has religious, ritual, or medical roots. In countries like Iran, circumcision is done purely on religious grounds. In this study, we outline 390 cases in our practice and describe the epidemiology, indications, surgical technique used, and the early complications.
In this retrospective study, the charts for 390 circumcision cases were analyzed for the period March 2005 to August 2010. We reviewed all cases, noting age, indication, type of anesthesia used, technique, cosmetic appearance, and any potential early complications. All cases were followed up 1–4 weeks postoperatively and their notes were evaluated.
The age of children who underwent circumcision ranged from 3 weeks to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.25 years. The most common age for circumcision was 4–5 years (14.6%), and the least common age was 11–12 years (1.5%). In 372 cases (95%), the parents had opted for the procedure for religious reasons, and in 18 cases (5%), there was a medical indication, including phimosis (11 cases, 3%), urinary tract infection (5 cases, 1.2%), and balanoposthitis (2 cases, 0.8%). No major early complications were found in our series. Cosmetic appearance was satisfactory in all cases by 4 weeks after the operation.
Circumcision was performed for religious reasons in our cases, although medical indications sometimes modified the timing of the procedure. Conventional dissection surgery for circumcision was safe, effective, and without any major complications.
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In countries like Iran, circumcision is done purely on religious grounds. In this study, we outline 390 cases in our practice and describe the epidemiology, indications, surgical technique used, and the early complications.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and methods</title><p>In this retrospective study, the charts for 390 circumcision cases were analyzed for the period March 2005 to August 2010. We reviewed all cases, noting age, indication, type of anesthesia used, technique, cosmetic appearance, and any potential early complications. All cases were followed up 1–4 weeks postoperatively and their notes were evaluated.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The age of children who underwent circumcision ranged from 3 weeks to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.25 years. The most common age for circumcision was 4–5 years (14.6%), and the least common age was 11–12 years (1.5%). In 372 cases (95%), the parents had opted for the procedure for religious reasons, and in 18 cases (5%), there was a medical indication, including phimosis (11 cases, 3%), urinary tract infection (5 cases, 1.2%), and balanoposthitis (2 cases, 0.8%). No major early complications were found in our series. Cosmetic appearance was satisfactory in all cases by 4 weeks after the operation.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Circumcision was performed for religious reasons in our cases, although medical indications sometimes modified the timing of the procedure. 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<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Open Access J Urol</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Open Access J Urol</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Access Journal of Urology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">1179-1551</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Dove Medical Press</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">24198639</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">3818939</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.2147/OAJU.S17913</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">oaju-3-083</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Original Research</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Evaluation of epidemiology, safety, and complications of male circumcision using conventional dissection surgery: experience at one center</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Moslemi</surname><given-names>Mohammad Kazem</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-oaju-3-083">1</xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c1-oaju-3-083"></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Abedinzadeh</surname><given-names>Mehdi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af2-oaju-3-083">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Aghaali</surname><given-names>Mohammad</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-oaju-3-083">1</xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="af1-oaju-3-083"><label>1</label>Department of Urology, Kamkar Hospital, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran</aff><aff id="af2-oaju-3-083"><label>2</label>Department of Urology, Moradi Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran</aff><author-notes><corresp id="c1-oaju-3-083">Correspondence: Mohammad Kazem Moslemi, Department of Urology, Kamkar Hospital, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, Tel +98 912 252 1646, Fax +98 251 783 6646, Email <email>mkmoslemi@gmail.com</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2011</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>11</day><month>5</month><year>2011</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><fpage>83</fpage><lpage>87</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>© 2011 Moslemi et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2011</copyright-year><license><license-p>This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><sec><title>Background</title><p>Circumcision can be performed for a variety of techniques, including conventional dissection surgery or a Plastibell device, and has religious, ritual, or medical roots. In countries like Iran, circumcision is done purely on religious grounds. In this study, we outline 390 cases in our practice and describe the epidemiology, indications, surgical technique used, and the early complications.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and methods</title><p>In this retrospective study, the charts for 390 circumcision cases were analyzed for the period March 2005 to August 2010. We reviewed all cases, noting age, indication, type of anesthesia used, technique, cosmetic appearance, and any potential early complications. All cases were followed up 1–4 weeks postoperatively and their notes were evaluated.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The age of children who underwent circumcision ranged from 3 weeks to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.25 years. The most common age for circumcision was 4–5 years (14.6%), and the least common age was 11–12 years (1.5%). In 372 cases (95%), the parents had opted for the procedure for religious reasons, and in 18 cases (5%), there was a medical indication, including phimosis (11 cases, 3%), urinary tract infection (5 cases, 1.2%), and balanoposthitis (2 cases, 0.8%). No major early complications were found in our series. Cosmetic appearance was satisfactory in all cases by 4 weeks after the operation.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Circumcision was performed for religious reasons in our cases, although medical indications sometimes modified the timing of the procedure. Conventional dissection surgery for circumcision was safe, effective, and without any major complications.</p></sec></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>male circumcision</kwd><kwd>conventional dissection surgery</kwd><kwd>neonatal</kwd><kwd>infant</kwd><kwd>complication</kwd><kwd>religious</kwd><kwd>ritual</kwd><kwd>meatus</kwd><kwd>phimosis</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Circumcision is the most common surgical procedure performed in boys living in Islamic communities.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b1-oaju-3-083">1</xref> According to Christian texts, Jesus Christ, being a Jew, was circumcised on the eighth day after his birth, and this day was celebrated as the “Day of Circumcision” by the Catholic Church until 1960.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b2-oaju-3-083">2</xref> Historically, circumcision is one of the oldest operations performed (Egyptian mummies from the third millennium BC have been found to be circumcised), and has been practiced for thousands of years by Moslems, Jews, and different peoples in Africa, the US, and Australia.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b3-oaju-3-083">3</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b4-oaju-3-083">4</xref> One-sixth of the total male population of the world is estimated to have undergone circumcision.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b5-oaju-3-083">5</xref> From a religious point of view, it is obligatory for a Muslim male to undergo the procedure if at all possible. It is recommended that circumcision be performed during the first 7 days of life. However, if someone is unable to undergo this operation due to fear of injury or because of medical advice given by an expert physician, then the religious obligation to be circumcised is waived.</p><p>Parents throughout the world may choose to have their child circumcised for social, medical, or religious reasons. The procedure can be performed by a number of types of health care professionals, and most children have a good to excellent functional and cosmetic outcome.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b6-oaju-3-083">6</xref> On occasion, the results are unsatisfactory to the parents or primary care physician. Neglecting hygiene and incorrect methods of circumcision can lead to dangerous early and late complications. Early complications include bleeding, infection, urinary retention, hematoma, and necrosis of the glans, occasionally requiring amputation of the glans penis.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b7-oaju-3-083">7</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b9-oaju-3-083">9</xref> We report here our experience of over 390 consecutive cases of circumcision, including an evaluation of epidemiology, complications, and surgical technique.</p></sec><sec sec-type="materials|methods"><title>Materials and methods</title><p>We reviewed the charts of 390 consecutive children, infants, and neonates who underwent circumcision over a 5-year period from March 2005 to August 2010. All were Muslims, and among them, 343 cases (88%) were Iranians. The remaining 47 cases (12%) were immigrants from neighboring countries. Circumcision was performed for males up to 3–4 years of age using local anesthesia, and for older children was performed under general anesthesia. All circumcisions were carried out in the operating room of Kamkar Hospital. The selection of type of anesthesia was made by the operating urologist. The procedure was performed by a skilled nurse in local anesthesia cases and by the urologist in general anesthesia cases. In the case of local anesthesia, a pre-emptive dorsal penile nerve block was used, whereby a penile ring block was applied, with 5 mg/kg of 2% lidocaine injected using a 24-gauge needle. Circumcision was performed by conventional dissection surgery in all cases. A dorsal incision in the prepuce was made to allow full retraction of the foreskin using artery forceps. The foreskin was cut sharply over the clamp with a surgical blade, and tincture of benzoate gauze was applied as a temporary dressing. The tips of the foreskin were sutured with 4-0 plain catgut sutures. After the procedure, all cases were observed for 6–12 hours and discharged if no complications were noted. Oral antibiotics were prescribed for 3 days in all cases, and parents were instructed to apply antibiotic ointment at each diaper exchange for 1 week in infants and younger children. For older children, topical ointment was to be applied twice daily, with permission for bathing after 48 hours, returning to school in 5 days, and resuming full activity within 2 weeks. Parents were instructed to attend a first follow-up visit at 1 week and a second at 4 weeks after the procedure.</p></sec><sec sec-type="results"><title>Results</title><p>Children undergoing circumcision ranged in age from 3 weeks to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.25 years. The most common age of circumcision in our cases was 4–5 years (14.6%), and the least common age was 11–12 years (1.5%), as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1-oaju-3-083">Figure 1</xref>. The procedure was performed in 281 cases (72%) under local anesthesia and in the remaining 109 cases (28%) under general anesthesia (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="f2-oaju-3-083">Figure 2</xref>). Circumcision was done for religious reasons in 372 cases (95%), because of phimosis in 11 cases (3%), urinary tract infection in five cases (1.2%), and balanophostitis in two cases (0.8%), as shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="t1-oaju-3-083">Table 1</xref>. Conventional dissection surgery was the procedure used, and all patients were examined for early postoperative complications 1 week and 4 weeks later. Of the 390 male circumcisions performed, some early complications were seen, ie, hemorrhage (occurring in one patient [0.25%] 6 hours after the procedure and controlled by resuturing without any need for transfusion) and moderate to severe pain necessitating additional medication (two cases [0.5%]). No cases of penile swelling or glans injury were documented (<xref ref-type="table" rid="t2-oaju-3-083">Table 2</xref>). All patients had a satisfactory cosmetic outcome at 4 weeks after the operation.</p></sec><sec sec-type="discussion"><title>Discussion</title><p>Circumcision in Iran has a religious basis. In South Africa, neonatal circumcision is performed most commonly for religious and/or cultural reasons, followed by concern for hygiene, and more recently as a means of protection against human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b10-oaju-3-083">10</xref> About 60% of male neonates in the US are circumcised.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b11-oaju-3-083">11</xref> In different countries, eg, Angola, the Philippines, and the US, the procedure is considered to be a social norm, and most men are circumcised for nonreligious reasons, with rates of 99% in Angola, 90% in the Philippines, and 75% in the US, according to a Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS report in 2007.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b12-oaju-3-083">12</xref> Figures on the health risks of circumcision in neonates vary, but most experts suggest that it is much safer in adults, with a complication rate below 1%. In the US, complication rates for neonatal circumcision have consistently been reported at 0.2%–0.4%.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b13-oaju-3-083">13</xref> Complications, including bleeding and swelling, were reported to occur in approximately 1.5% of all circumcisions carried out by medical professionals in infants from 12 countries.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b13-oaju-3-083">13</xref> However, for cultural and religious reasons, almost all parents in Iran elect to have their infants circumcised. Qom province is located in the center of Iran, with a population of 1,000,000, and all boys in the region have been circumcised by the time they reach puberty.</p><p>Circumcision may also be performed for a number of therapeutic and nontherapeutic reasons. Medical reasons cited for circumcision include phimosis and balanitis. Social and religious pressures are the most common reasons for nontherapeutic circumcision. The prepuce covering the glans is removed during the circumcision procedure to a point near the coronal sulcus.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b14-oaju-3-083">14</xref> Despite the large number of specialists who perform this procedure, the results are rarely unsatisfactory.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b15-oaju-3-083">15</xref></p><p>In a recent policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that existing scientific data demonstrate the potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision, but that these data are not sufficient to recommend routine newborn circumcision.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b6-oaju-3-083">6</xref></p><p>Complications have an incidence of 0.2%–5.0%, and usually occur soon after circumcision, for reasons ranging from inadequate skin removal to neonatal death secondary to sepsis.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b16-oaju-3-083">16</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b18-oaju-3-083">18</xref> Complications of circumcision may be addressed in acute and late categories. Acute problems include some major complications, ie, serious bleeding causing hemorrhagic shock and amputation, and late complications include skin loss, skin bridge, or urethrocutaneous fistula. Skin bridge is the most common cutaneous complication of newborn circumcision.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b18-oaju-3-083">18</xref> The most common early complications tend to be minor and treatable, ie, pain, bleeding, swelling, or inadequate skin removal. However, serious complications can occur during the procedure, including death from excess bleeding, as well as amputation of the glans penis if the glans is not shielded during the procedure.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b19-oaju-3-083">19</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b21-oaju-3-083">21</xref> We did not have any major complications like glans injury, sepsis, severe bleeding, or death in our series.</p><p>When circumcision is performed by an experienced surgeon, it is considered to be a routine and safe surgical procedure. However, despite its advantages, circumcision may have detrimental consequences if performed by an unskilled person. Moreover, when performed in greater numbers of people, the risk of complications increases.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b22-oaju-3-083">22</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b24-oaju-3-083">24</xref> The late complications of circumcision include concealed penis, meatal stenosis,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b7-oaju-3-083">7</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b25-oaju-3-083">25</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b26-oaju-3-083">26</xref> inclusion cysts, secondary chordee, urethrocutaneous fistula, phimosis, glandulopenile adhesions, and lymphedema.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b13-oaju-3-083">13</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b20-oaju-3-083">20</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b23-oaju-3-083">23</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b27-oaju-3-083">27</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b28-oaju-3-083">28</xref> The reported overall complication rate of circumcision varies between 0.03% and 10%,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b29-oaju-3-083">29</xref> and in our study was 0.75%, indicating that circumcision performed by qualified experts using conventional dissection surgery has the best outcomes.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b30-oaju-3-083">30</xref> Hemorrhage, reported as one of the most common complications (0.1%–35%),<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b31-oaju-3-083">31</xref> was seen in 0.26% of the cases reported by Simforoosh et al<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b32-oaju-3-083">32</xref> and in 0.25% of our cases.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>The most common reasons for circumcision in our region were religious and cultural. No major early complications were seen in our series. Due to the serious complications that can ensue, circumcision should be performed by trained nurses, surgeons, or urologists, and should be made illegal in unqualified hands. Circumcision by conventional dissection surgery is safe, without any major complications. If it is performed in secondary or tertiary care centers by experienced personnel, a high degree of parental satisfaction should be obtained. 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YES</article-title><source>Can Fam Physician</source><year>2008</year><volume>54</volume><fpage>22</fpage><pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">18208945</pub-id></element-citation></ref><ref id="b32-oaju-3-083"><label>32</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><person-group person-group-type="author"><name><surname>Simforoosh</surname><given-names>N</given-names></name><name><surname>Tabibi</surname><given-names>A</given-names></name><name><surname>Khalil</surname><given-names>SAR</given-names></name><etal></etal></person-group><article-title>Neonatal circumcision reduces the incidence of asymptomatic urinary tract infection: A large prospective study with long-term follow up using Plastibell</article-title><source>J Pediatr Urol</source><month>11</month><day>4</day><year>2010</year><comment>[Epub ahead of print]</comment></element-citation></ref></ref-list></back><floats-group><fig id="f1-oaju-3-083" position="float"><label>Figure 1</label><caption><p>The age distribution of our circumcised cases.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="oaju-3-083Fig1"></graphic></fig><fig id="f2-oaju-3-083" position="float"><label>Figure 2</label><caption><p>The distribution of type of anesthesia in our cases.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="oaju-3-083Fig2"></graphic></fig><table-wrap id="t1-oaju-3-083" position="float"><label>Table 1</label><caption><p>Indications for circumcision in Qom, Iran, from March 2005 to August 2010</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Religious ritual</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">372 cases (95%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Phimosis</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11 cases (3%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Urinary tract infection</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">5 cases (1.2%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Balanoposthitis</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2 cases (0.8%)</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="t2-oaju-3-083" position="float"><label>Table 2</label><caption><p>Early complications in our circumcised cases</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bleeding</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 case (0.25%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Wound infection</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Glans injury</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Moderate to severe pain</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2 cases (0.50%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Penile swelling</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Unsatisfactory cosmetic appearance</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></floats-group></pmc></record>Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)
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