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Latest revision as of 22:42, 7 March 2023

Wound dehiscence is the splitting open or separation of the layers of a surgical wound.[1]

Circumcision surgical wounds are particularly vulnerable to wound dehiscence[2] because the penis expands and tugs on the wound when erection occurs.