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Post Circumcision Corona Obliteration.

Sody A Naimer¹, Bezalel Sivan²

¹Community Pediatric Service, Kedumim Family Health Center, Clalit Health Services, Shomron District, Lev Shomron, Israel; Elon Moreh Clinic, Clalit Health Services, Shomron District, Lev Shomron, Israel; Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Family Medicine and Primary Care Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Journal of Pediatric Urology

|May 18, 2020

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Neonatal ritual circumcision can lead to abnormal healing, causing corona obliteration in infants. This rare complication is often transient, resolving over time, but warrants further investigation.

Keywords:

Anatomy Circumcision Complication Corona obliteration Glans penis

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Surgery
Neonatal Care
Urology

Background:

Abnormal healing post-neonatal ritual circumcision is a significant parental concern.
Obliteration of the corona, the distinct structure of the glans penis, has been observed following this procedure.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a case series of male infants with corona obliteration after ritual circumcision.
To discuss potential pathogenetic mechanisms and review existing literature on this phenomenon.

Main Methods:

A case series of male infants with absent normal glans penis landmarks post-circumcision was compiled.
Illustrative cases were presented, and a literature search was conducted.

Main Results:

Eight otherwise normal male infants were diagnosed with corona obliteration.
The condition was transient and resolved spontaneously in all but one case, which resolved by 15 months.
No previous publications on this specific complication were found.

Conclusions:

Obliteration of the corona is a rare, unreported complication of circumcision.
Potential contributing factors include tissue injury, irritating substances, vascular compromise, or trauma response.
Further data collection is needed to understand incidence and impact, and preventive measures should be explored.