Complications of circumcision in male children : report of sixty-one cases

Abstract EN

Objective : The aim of this study is to revise the complications of circumcision and measures of their prevention.

Setting : Pediatric Surgery Unit, SMC.

Design : Prospective study.

Method : Sixty-one consecutive cases of circumcision with complications were reviewed prospectively during 18 months, from June 1997 to December 2008.

Result : The mean age at presentation was 20 months (range one week to eleven years).

The most common observed complications were redundant foreskin in 28 (46 %), followed by minor bleeding in 17 (28 %).

Five serious complications had been seen after clamp technique for circumcision (3 glanular trauma and 2 webbed penises).

Eleven minor complications were seen, nine occurred in pediatric surgery unit out of total of 600 circumcisions performed during the study period, 1.5 %.

Conclusion : Circumcision may be associated with serious complications especially with clamp technique.

To prevent these complications, trained physicians should perform this procedure.