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CIRCUMCISION‐A CONTINUING ENIGMA
Author(s) -
LEITCH I. O. W.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1970.tb02863.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , dermatology
SYNOPSIS The results of 200 circumcisions are presented, together with a discussion of the indications and subsequent complications. A review of the literature suggests that many of the traditional indications remain unproven. In the light of this study, and other surveys which indicate the hazards of the operation, it is suggested that circumcision should be confined to those with a genuine medical indication.