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| − | '''Oedema''', also known as '''edema''' in the United States, or more properly '''lymphoedema''', "is caused by the capilliary blood vessels passing out water into the surrounding tissues, and so increasing the intercellular fluid content."<ref>The Free Dictionary. q.v. [https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/oedema Oedema].</ref> It manifests itself as a swelling of the [[penis]] after circumcision.<ref name="williams1993">{{REFjournal | + | '''Oedema''', also known as '''edema''' in the United States, or more properly '''lymphoedema''', "is caused by the capilliary blood vessels passing out water into the surrounding tissues, and so increasing the intercellular fluid content."<ref>The Free Dictionary. q.v. [https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/oedema Oedema].</ref> It manifests itself as a swelling of the [[penis]] after [[adult circumcision]].<ref name="williams1993">{{REFjournal |
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}}</ref> It is believed to be more common after [[adolescent and adult circumcision]] than after [[circumcision]] of the newborn. | }}</ref> It is believed to be more common after [[adolescent and adult circumcision]] than after [[circumcision]] of the newborn. | ||
| − | Circumcision severs certain veins that return blood to the heart. When return of the blood to the heart is impaired, then lymph builds up in the penis, and results in [[lymphoedema]]. It can take months for new lymph pathways to form so that the lymph can flow out of the penis. | + | [[Circumcision]] severs certain veins that return blood to the heart. When return of the blood to the heart is impaired, then lymph builds up in the penis, and results in [[lymphoedema]]. It can take months for new lymph pathways to form so that the lymph can flow out of the [[penis]]. |
[[George W. Kaplan|Kaplan]] (1983) reports that skin grafts are sometimes required.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | [[George W. Kaplan|Kaplan]] (1983) reports that skin grafts are sometimes required.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 18 December 2023
Oedema, also known as edema in the United States, or more properly lymphoedema, "is caused by the capilliary blood vessels passing out water into the surrounding tissues, and so increasing the intercellular fluid content."[1] It manifests itself as a swelling of the penis after adult circumcision.[2] It is believed to be more common after adolescent and adult circumcision than after circumcision of the newborn.
Circumcision severs certain veins that return blood to the heart. When return of the blood to the heart is impaired, then lymph builds up in the penis, and results in lymphoedema. It can take months for new lymph pathways to form so that the lymph can flow out of the penis.
Kaplan (1983) reports that skin grafts are sometimes required.[3]
References
- ↑ The Free Dictionary. q.v. Oedema.
- ↑
Williams N, Kapilla, Leela. Complications of circumcision. Brit J Surg. October 1993; 80(10): 1231-6. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Kaplan GW. Complications of circumcision. Urol Clin N Amer. August 1983; 10: 543-9. PMID. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
