Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review
Open Access
- 16 February 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Urology
- Vol. 10 (1), 2
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-10-2
Abstract
Approximately one in three men are circumcised globally, but there are relatively few data on the safety of the procedure. The aim of this paper is to summarize the literature on frequency of adverse events following pediatric circumcision, with a focus on developing countries.Keywords
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