title: [Circumcision anastomat in the treatment of phimosis and redundant prepuce in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience in the application of circumcision anastomat in the treatment of phimosis and redundant prepuce in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 551 children with phimosis or redundant prepuce were treated by circumcision from 2008 to 2010, 342 with circumcision anastomat and the other 209 by traditional circumcision. Their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with traditional circumcision, circumcision with the anastomat showed the advantages of less operation time (P < 0.05), fewer complications, no need for dressing, and better cosmetic appearance, but it also exhibited the disadvantages of longer healing time (P < 0.05) and more obvious postoperative pain (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Circumcision with the anastomat and traditional circumcision for the treatment of phimosis and redundant prepuce in children each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the former is more advantageous and more feasible clinically.
authors: Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China. lixinghua1976@126.com
authors: Xing-Hua
authors: XH
authors: Li
authors: Shao-Bin
authors: SB
authors: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010688:Phimosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome