title: A systematic review and meta-analysis of circumcision with Shang Ring vs conventional circumcision.
abstract: Herein, we conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current evidence to compare the safety and efficacy of Shang Ring circumcision (SRC) with conventional circumcision (CC) for male patients. Articles were searched by 2 independent reviewers. Overall, 8 randomized controlled trials involving 3314 patients were included. Compared with the CC group, SRC is associated with shorter operative time, lower intraoperative pain score, higher satisfaction with penile appearances, less intraoperative blood loss, lower adverse event rate, and lower wound bleeding rate. SRC appears to be a safer and more effective choice in comparison with CC for male patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Dehong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Liangren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Yingchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Jiuhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: wqurologist@163.com.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D061646:Operative Time; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014945:Wound Healing