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[[Circumcision]] surgical wounds are particularly vulnerable to wound dehiscence<ref>{{REFjournal
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Revision as of 11:20, 9 January 2022

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.