title: Complete removal of the foreskin--why?
abstract: Partial circumcision techniques frequently lead, on account of the remaining foreskin, to functional complications and unsatisfactory cosmetic results requiring re-operation. A series of pictures taken from our own sample of patients illustrates the problem. Review of the literature also attests to higher complication rates after partial circumcision. From a medical point of view, complete circumcision is preferable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. arkadiusz.miernik@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miernik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frankenschmidt
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000379:methods*; D052816:Foreskin / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications