title: [Glans reimplantation after circumcision accident].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Circumcision, the most frequent operation in boys, is performed by various persons and is responsible for a considerable number of documented or non-documented complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report a case of accidental traumatic amputation of the glans during ritual circumcision performed by a nurse on a 5-year-old boy. Reimplantation was successfully performed after suture of the glans. In the light of this case and a review of the literature, the authors describe the treatment and prevention of this type of lesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Circumcision is not a completely benign operation. Iatrogenic lesions are frequent but rarely serious. The best treatment is prevention, which requires education of the population about the importance of medicalized circumcision.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie pédiatrique A, Hôpital d'enfants de Tunis, Tunisie. essidafif@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Afif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Essid
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamzaoui
authors.forename: Sondes
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahli
authors.forename: Taoufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Houissa
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation