Circumcision in a National Sample of 4-year-old Children

Circumcision with a new disposable clamp: Is it really easier and more reliable?

“…In a series of consecutive conventional circumcisions in Australia, Leitch found that 9.5% of operations had to be repeated because of inadequate skin excision during the initial procedure, but in a study in the UK only 1% were repeated [9,10]. With a clamp circumcision it is essential to correctly mark beforehand the level of cutting (just proximal to the corona), as this decreases the risk of an incomplete circumcision.…”

Further fate of the foreskin. Incidence of preputial adhesions, phimosis, and smegma among Danish schoolboys.

“…What part does hygiene of the preputial space play in various diseases (Saitmacher, 1960;Kalcev, 1964)? What is the incidence of circumcision in the various groups of the population (Carne, 1956;MacCarthy, Douglas, and Mogford, 1952;Osmond, 1953) ? Why is cancer of the penis practically never observed in circumcised men (Bleich, 1950;Clemmesen, 1965) ?…”

Incidence of Tonsillectomy, Circumcision, and Appendicectomy Among R.A.F. Recruits

“…Though these are probably the most commonly performed operations, only in the case of circumcision has there previously been a survey of the incidence in the whole country. Inspired by Gairdner (1949), MacCarthy et al (1952 analysed the incidence of this operation in a national sample of 4-year-olds.…”