[Circumcision with the Chinese Shang Ring in children: outcomes of 824 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical effects of using the Chinese Shang Ring in circumcision children with either phimosis or redundant prepuce, and to investigate its superiority over the similar devices available.


METHODS
A total of 824 children with phimosis or redundant prepuce underwent circumcision with the Shang Ring. The clinical data were assessed concerning the duration of the procedure, incidence of post-operative complications, time of recovery and appearance of the penis.


RESULTS
The procedure duration was (2.6 +/-1.2) min, and the complications included infection in 4 (0.6%), edema in 21 (3.2%), delayed removal of the ring in 10 (1.5%), redundant and asymmetric mucosa attributable to performance in 6 (0.9%) of the cases. The wounds healed and the rings were removed at 13.4 +/- 5.8 days after circumcision, with well-smoothed incision and good cosmetic results.


CONCLUSIONS
Child circumcision with the Chinese Shang Ring is easy and simple in performance, with less operative time, fewer complications and better cosmetic results.
Yan
Bing
B
Department of Urology, Children's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan 650034, China.
You
Hai
H
Zhang
Kun
K
Tang
Hao-yu
HY
Mao
Wei
W
He
Guo-hou
GH
Yin
Zhi-gang
ZG
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery; D010688:Phimosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome