title: [Modified circumcision with a disposable suture device].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the methods and reduce the complications of circumcision with a disposable suture device.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 325 male patients aged 14-65 (mean 28.9) years, treated for redundant prepuce or phimosis by modified (n = 201) or conventional circumcision with a disposable suture device (n = 124). We compared the incidence of complications and the patients' satisfaction between the two surgical methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with conventional circumcision, the modified method showed a significantly lower incidence of postoperative bleeding (14.52% vs 2.49% , P < 0.05) and a lower rate of second surgery for penile hematoma (4.03% vs 0.50%, P < 0.05). The patients' satisfaction was markedly higher with the modified method (91.94%) than with conventional circumcision (97.51%) (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modified circumcision with the disposable suture device can significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative bleeding and penile hematoma and therefore deserves wide clinical application.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Jia-jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery; D010688:Phimosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures