Is it safe to use a thermocautery device for circumcision? Examination of the histopathological changes emerging after thermocautery-assisted circumcisions.
cautery
circumcision
foreskin
histopathology
necrosis
Journal
Andrologia
ISSN: 1439-0272
Titre abrégé: Andrologia
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0423506
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
28
10
2020
revised:
08
12
2020
accepted:
26
12
2020
pubmed:
10
1
2021
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
9
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Multiple number of techniques and devices have been described concerning circumcision method so far. One of them is thermocautery device, and it has been widely used. Although there is controversy that the penis may be damaged due to the heat generated during the use of the device, not enough histopathological studies have been conducted. We aimed to determine the histopathological changes in human foreskin caused by heat after circumcision with thermocautery and to demonstrate the safety of the use of a thermocautery-assisted circumcision. Forty-one patients were divided into two groups according to the thermal energy used during cutting with thermocautery as follows: high temperature (Group 1, n = 22) and low temperature (Group 2, n = 19). The effect of the heat intensity and depth of the coagulation necrosis produced with thermocautery-assisted circumcisions performed at low and high temperatures were evaluated. The difference between the groups was not statistically significant. Tissue damage is extremely limited in thermocautery-assisted circumcisions, even when it is used at high temperatures. The thermocautery device can be used for effective and safe circumcisions.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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