[Glans reimplantation after circumcision accident].
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.
Essid
Afif
A
Service de Chirurgie pédiatrique A, Hôpital d'enfants de Tunis, Tunisie. essidafif@yahoo.fr
Hamzaoui
Mourad
M
Sahli
Sondes
S
Houissa
Taoufik
T
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation