Increased morbidity after circumcision from a hidden complication

Atikeler M., ONUR A. R., Gecit I., Senol F., Cobanoglu B.

BJU INTERNATIONAL, vol.88, no.9, pp.938-940, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 88 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1464-4096.2001.02416.x
  • Journal Name: BJU INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.938-940
  • Keywords: circumcision, subcutaneous mass, late complication, granulation tissue, NEWBORN
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective To describe a late complication of circumcision and to elucidate the role of surgical materials or any foreign body in the development of a subcutaneous mass in circumcised boys.