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Circumcision with Thermocautery after Local Anesthesia in Males: A Retrospective Single-center Study with 1821
1Karaman Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, Karaman, Turkey. drmyzuysal3@gmail.com.
Purpose:
This study aimed to examine the short and long-term complications of thermocautery-assisted circumcisions with local anesthesia done in a sterile environment in operating room conditions, accompanied by literature.
Materials And Methods:
The participants who consecutively underwent thermocautery-assisted circumcision with local anesthesia from June 2018 to May 2019 included in the study. They were one month-17 years old, same ethnic origin, in same location. The age groups were compared in terms of complications.
Results:
The participant age and surgical duration means were 4.89 ± 2.08 (30 days-17 years) years old and 7.484 ± 1.524 (5-20 minutes) minutes, respectively. Complications were observed in fifty-three participants or 2.9% of the whole observation set. The participants under intervals of one six months and over 6 years of age had significantly lowered complication rates when compared to the other participants, and this comparison was statistically significant (P = 0.001).
Conclusion:
The study results demonstrated that circumcision with thermocautery after local anesthesia viable, reliable, and effective method. It can be assumed that circumcisions in males especially may be effective in 1-6 months, and over 6 years of age. Parents choose this method because it is more appropriate and eliminates the risk of general anesthesia.
