OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical outcome and surgical complications in circumcision using the Shang Ring between children and adults. METHODS: Circumcision using the Shang Ring was performed on 702 adults and 216 children. Comparative analysis on indices including operative time, healing time, postoperative edema, postoperative bleeding, postoperative pain, and postoperative infection was conducted. RESULTS: When the ring was removed after surgery, the pain was tolerable in the adult group, but more substantial in the child group. The optimal time for removing the ring was 2 weeks after surgery. CONCLUSION: Special attention to the pain management is needed when using the Shang Ring to treat redundant foreskin or phimosis in children. The timing of the ring removal is critical to avoiding complications. Surgeons' knowledge in urology is also critical to the clinical outcome. Crown
OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical outcome and surgical complications in circumcision using the Shang Ring between children and adults. METHODS: Circumcision using the Shang Ring was performed on 702 adults and 216 children. Comparative analysis on indices including operative time, healing time, postoperative edema, postoperative bleeding, postoperative pain, and postoperative infection was conducted. RESULTS: When the ring was removed after surgery, the pain was tolerable in the adult group, but more substantial in the child group. The optimal time for removing the ring was 2 weeks after surgery. CONCLUSION: Special attention to the pain management is needed when using the Shang Ring to treat redundant foreskin or phimosis in children. The timing of the ring removal is critical to avoiding complications. Surgeons' knowledge in urology is also critical to the clinical outcome. Crown
Authors: Mert Ali Karadag; Kursat Cecen; Aslan Demir; Yuksel Kivrak; Murat Bagcioglu; Ramazan Kocaaslan; Mustafa Ari; Fatih Altunrende Journal: Can Urol Assoc J Date: 2015 Jan-Feb Impact factor: 1.862
Authors: Jennifer J Freeman; Ariel U Spencer; Robert A Drongowski; Cosmas J M Vandeven; Barbara Apgar; Daniel H Teitelbaum Journal: Pediatr Surg Int Date: 2013-11-29 Impact factor: 1.827