Lymphoedema
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Lymphoedema and associated swelling in the penis is an expected complication of circumcision.[1][2] The length of time that it lasts after circumcision varies and is unpredictable, but it is not uncommon for it to last many months.
Blood is supplied to the penis by arteries deep within the penis. Blood is returned to the heart by veins in the foreskin. Circumcision severs those veins, so blood has difficulty in returning to the heart. This causes a buildup of lymphatic fluid in the penis.
Swelling most commonly occurs in the residual internal mucosa between the glans penis and the circumcision scar, but may also occur elsewhere.
External links
(13 November 2016). Lymphoedema
, National Health Service. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
References
- ↑
Kaplan, George W. Complications of circumcision. Urol Clin N Amer. August 1983; 10(3): 543-9. PMID. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ↑ Williams, N, Kapilla, L. Complications of circumcision.. Brit J Surg. October 1993; 80(10): 1231-6. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
