Necrosis
Necrosis means [d]eath of cells through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of a tissue or organ.[1]
The Plastibell and Prepex circumcision devices intentionally cause necrosis of the foreskin by ischaemia, which causes the foreskin to die and fall off.
Necrosis is a rare complication of circumcision.
Case reports
Sterenberg et al. (1981) reported a case of necrosis of the glans penis after ritual circumcision of a ten-day-old boy by a mohel. The boy had a blackened glans penis. He was hospitalized but the necrotic glans penis fell off.[2]
Barnes et al. (2006) reported the case of a two-week-old male infant who developed glans necrosis after a non-therapeutic circumcision. The boy is reported to have suffered only cosmetic damage with no functional impairment expected.[3]
Aminsharifi et al. (2013) reported two cases of glans necrosis after circumcision.[4]
References
- ↑
(2007). Necrosis
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 19 January 2022. - ↑
Sterberg N, Golan J, Ben-Hur N. Necrosis of the Glans Penis Following Neonatal Circumcision. Plast Reconstr Surg. August 1981; 68(2): 237-9. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ Barnes, Sophie, Ben Chaim, Jacob, Kessler, Ada. Postcircumcision necrosis of the glans penis: Gray-scale and color doppler sonographic findings. J Clin Ultrasound. February 2007; 35(2): 105-7. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Aminsharifi A, Afsar F, Tourchi A. Delayed Glans Necrosis after Circumcision: Role of Testosterone in Salvaging Glans. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. September 2013; 80(9): 791-3. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
