title: Circumcision controversies.
abstract: Despite its long history and common practice, circumcision remains a controversial procedure. This article reviews the history of this operation, examines the controversy that surrounds it, and emphasizes the performing practitioner's responsibility to the patient and his family in guiding them through the complicated decision making surrounding newborn circumcision.
authors.affiliation: Urology Associates of North Texas and Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA. Kpinto@UANT.com
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States