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| + | Male circumcision frequently includes excision of the [[frenulum]], which carries the frenular artery. The frenular artery supplies arterial blood to to the [[glans penis]], so the excission of the frenulum reduces the supply of arterial blood to the glans penis. | ||
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| + | In addition, circumcision severs veins on the dorsal side of the shaft which return blood to the heart. This frequently results in post-circumcision [[lymphoedema]] due to the reduction in blood circulation. | ||
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Ischemia of the glans penis is a complication of circumcision.[1]
Disruption of blood circulation
Male circumcision frequently includes excision of the frenulum, which carries the frenular artery. The frenular artery supplies arterial blood to to the glans penis, so the excission of the frenulum reduces the supply of arterial blood to the glans penis.
In addition, circumcision severs veins on the dorsal side of the shaft which return blood to the heart. This frequently results in post-circumcision lymphoedema due to the reduction in blood circulation.
References
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Pepe, Pietro, Pietropaolo, Francesco, Candiano, Guiseppe, Pennisi, Michele. Ischemia of the glans penis following circumcision: case report and revision of the literature. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 31 March 2015; 87(1): 93-4. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
Quote:The patient had undergone circumcision 5 days before in a surgery department under local anesthesia.
