Neonatal circumcision: a review of the world's oldest and most controversial operation

MC Alanis, RS Lucidi - Obstetrical & gynecological survey, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Untimely old, circumcision has elicited more controversy and war of words than any surgical
procedure in history. Although previous claims of benefits like curing masturbation, gout …

Penile cancer

G Micali, MR Nasca, D Innocenzi… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
Penile cancer, while relatively rare in the western world, remains a disease with severe
morbidity and mortality, not to mention significant psychological ramifications. Furthermore …

Newborn male circumcision

ST Sorokan, JC Finlay, AL Jefferies… - Paediatrics & Child …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The circumcision of newborn males in Canada has become a less frequent practice over the
past few decades. This change has been significantly influenced by past recommendations …

Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys

G Moreno, C Ramirez, J Corbalán… - Cochrane Database …, 2024 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is an updated version of a Cochrane Review first published in 2014.
Phimosis is a condition in which the prepuce (foreskin) cannot be fully retracted past the …

Foreskin morbidity in uncircumcised males

I Sneppen, J Thorup - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: As a consequence of the discussion on whether the health benefits of newborn
male circumcision outweigh the risks and the discrepancies in reported figures of …

Phimosis in children

SK Shahid - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Phimosis is nonretraction of prepuce. It is normally seen in younger children due to
adhesions between prepuce and glans penis. It is termed pathologic when nonretractability …

Circumcision in Australia: prevalence and effects on sexual health

J Richters, AMA Smith, RO De Visser… - … journal of STD & …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The results from a telephone survey in 2001–02 of a probability sample of Australian
households including 10,173 men aged 16–59 (response rate 69.4%) are used to assess …

Potentially under-recognized late-stage physical and psychosexual complications of non-therapeutic neonatal penile circumcision: a qualitative and quantitative …

M Uberoi, J Abdulcadir, DA Ohl, JE Santiago… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
The removal of non-pathogenic foreskin from the penis of healthy neonates and infants for
non-religious reasons is routinely practiced in many parts of the world. High level data from …

Circumcision: postoperative complications that required reoperation

C Talini, LA Antunes, BCN Carvalho, KL Schultz… - Einstein (Sao …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Objective To evaluate post-operative complications of circumcision requiring surgical
reintervention. Methods Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients submitted to …

Lichen sclerosus and atopy in boys: coincidence or correlation?

K Becker, V Meissner, W Farwick… - British Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a sclerosing skin disease of presumably autoimmune
origin affecting mainly the anogenital area. The aetiology is not completely understood …