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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. | 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. | 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. Ferhatoglu et al. (2019) reported edema in 108 of 198 patients or 54.5 percent, indicating substantial impairment of circulation.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|last3=Gurkan | |||
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|title=Evaluation of Male Circumcision: Retrospective Analysis of One Hundred and Ninety-eight Patients | |||
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|journal=Cureus | |||
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|date=2019-04-27 | |||
|volume=11 | |||
|issue=4 | |||
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|page=e4555 | |||
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|url=https://www.cureus.com/articles/19380-evaluation-of-male-circumcision-retrospective-analysis-of-one-hundred-and-ninety-eight-patients | |||
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|pubmedID=31275779 | |||
|pubmedCID=6592839 | |||
|DOI=10.7759/cureus.4555 | |||
|accessdate=2022-02-20 | |||
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==Case reports== | |||
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