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Declining rates in male circumcision amidst increasing evidence of its public health benefit. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
BACKGROUND: Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Zohar Mor, Charlotte K Kent, Robert P Kohn, Jeffrey D Klausner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Ceftriaxone as a Monotherapy and Amoxicillin With Clavulanic Acid as Combination Therapy in Surgical Prophylaxis

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial in preventing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), especially in clean and clean‐contaminated surgeries. It was a prospective comparative observational study that compared the effectiveness and safety of single‐dose ceftriaxone monotherapy with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid as a ...
Anayat Ullah, Arsh Ali, Md Nematullah, Suriya Kumar Singh, Anant Singh Paliwal, Najish Parveen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for hospitalization in young children. American and Canadian guidelines recommend universal renal ultrasound after a first febrile UTI to identify genitourinary abnormalities that require further management, despite limited supporting evidence. The Renal ultrasOund after first febrile
Sanjay Mahant, Keenjal Mistry, Ann Bayliss, Nicholas Barrowman, Karen Born, Cornelia Borkhoff, Raman Chawla, David D'Arienzo, Aurelie D'Hondt, Kim De Castris‐Garcia, Joana Dos Santos, Olivier Drouin, Ricardo Faingold, Vince Albert Flores, Jessica Foulds, Jeremy Friedman, Lucy Giglia, Joanna Holland, Radha Jetty, Kristopher Kang, Patricia Li, Grace Leo, Armando Lorenzo, Elise Lu, Colin Macarthur, Kyle Millar, Myla E. Moretti, Nassr Nama, Olivia Ostrow, Rachel Pearl, Patricia Parkin, Mandy Rickard, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Sehgal, Nader Shaikh, Sepideh Taheri, Otto G. Vanderkooi, Gemma Vomiero, Kim Zhou, Peter J. Gill, the Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Caudal blocks (CB) are a cornerstone of pediatric urologic surgery, providing effective analgesia while mitigating potential neurotoxicity associated with general anesthesia and opioids. However, the optimal timing of CB—preoperative versus postoperative—remains controversial.
Jordan L. Mendelson, William Brenseke, Diego Alvarez Vega, William Nguyen, Mohammed Shium, Saige Gitlin, Ronnie G. Fine, Steven C. Friedman, Mark Horowitz, Walter I. Weiss, Raghu Idupuganti, Jordan S. Gitlin   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan

Scientific Reports, 2023
We aimed to investigate patient satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan. An online, questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study involving 376 circumcised men 20 to 40 years of age in Taiwan was conducted.
Chia Hung Chen, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yu-Hua Fan, Tung-Ping Chang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iatrogenic partial glanular amputation: A rare complication of circumcision

Indian Journal of Urology, 2022
Circumcision is a customary ritual across many cultures. However, the safety of such procedures remains a concern. A boy underwent circumcision in 2014 by a religious worker at the age of 7 years.
Aditya Prakash Sharma, Thummala Yashaswi, Jerry R John, Shrawan Kumar Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polyglycolic Acid Polymer Versus Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa Graft After Plaque Incision in Peyronie's Disease: A Comparative Study

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Peyronie's disease (PD) with severe penile curvature often requires surgical correction through plaque incision and grafting (PIG). Objectives To compare surgical outcomes between polyglycolic acid polymer grafts and porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) grafts in patients undergoing PIG for PD.
Renan Trevisan Jost, Leonardo Seligra Lopes, Pedro Caetano Edler Zandoná, Jovânio Fernandes da Rosa, Pedro Fernandes Lessa, Felipe Placco Araujo Glina, Nívio Pascoal Teixeira, Sidney Glina   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short‐Term Surgical Outcomes: Modified Dorsal Inlay Graft Versus Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty in Pediatric Hypospadias With Narrow Urethral Plates

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reconstructing the urethra presents in hypospadias surgery is difficult. Occasionally, the urethral plate (UP) may be quite narrow, necessitating augmentation or replacement to achieve additional tubularization. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the application of modified dorsal inlay graft (mDIG) and ...
Yakun Xu, Yanmin Wan, Dianyong Liu, Bin Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge about male circumcision and perception of risk for HIV among youth in Harare, Zimbabwe

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019
Background: Male circumcision will require high uptake among previously non-circumcising countries to realise the impact of circumcising in preventing HIV.
Kudzaishe Mangombe, Ishmael Kalule-Sabiti   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source