title: Sutureless circumcision: a prospective randomised controlled study.
abstract: Our aim was to study the advantages of glue versus sutures for circumcision in children. A randomised prospective controlled study was conducted with 152 boys; glue was used on 80 and sutures on 72. The procedures were quicker and the duration and severity of postoperative pain were significantly less (p < 0.001) in the cases in which glue was used. The tissue glue is a perfectly feasible alternative to sutures for circumcision in children and has potentially significant advantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Urology, St. James University Hospital, 8th Floor, Gledhow Wing, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. Ramnath.Subramaniam@leedsth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000379:methods*; D004954:Esthetics; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives