COMPLICATIONS OF CIRCUMCISION.

COMPLICATIONS OF CIRCUMCISION.

With any procedure, it is important to know what complications are possible. Not only does this knowledge guide technique (to minimize the possibility of a poor outcome), but it also allows for a more informed discussion with parents who are considering circumcision for their son and permits improved recognition of problems if and when they occur.

 

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Insufficient foreskin removed
• Excessive foreskin removed
• Adhesions/ Skin bridges
• Inclusion cysts
• Abnormal healing
• Meatitis
• Meatal stenosis
• Urinary retention
• Phimosis
• Chordee
• Hypospadias
• Epispadias
• Urethrocutaneous fistula
• Necrosis of the penis
• Amputation of the glans
• Death

 

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http://newborns.stanford.edu/CircComplications.html 

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