Wound dehiscence

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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.

External links

NSFW

Young, Hugh. A gallery of circumcisions: 9. Wound dehiscence, Circumstitions. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

References

↑ Wound dehiscence. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
↑ Kaplan, George W.. Complications of circumcision. Urol Clin N Amer. 1983; 10(08): 543-9. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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