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Revision as of 06:45, 18 June 2020
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.
External links
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Young, Hugh. A gallery of circumcisions: 9. Wound dehiscence
, Circumstitions. Retrieved 15 June 2020.References
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Wound dehiscence
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Kaplan, George W.. Complications of circumcision. Urol Clin N Amer. 1983; 10(08): 543-9. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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