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Penile glans amputation following untrained male circumcision in rural Somalia: A case report of a rare but serious complication in a resource-limited setting Somalia

Urology Case Reports
In many African communities, including Somalia, traditional male circumcision remains a deeply rooted cultural practice. However, when performed by untrained individuals in resource-limited settings, it can result in severe complications.
Abdullahi Hassan Elmi, Fahmo Hussein Ibrahim, Ahmed Omar Abdi   +2 more
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Safety and tolerance of oral ketamine: A systematic review

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Volume 80, Issue 9, Page 730-739, September 2026.
Oral ketamine has gained increasing interest beyond anesthesia, particularly for treatment‐resistant depression, chronic pain, and pediatric procedural sedation. Despite expanding off‐label use, there is no standardized pharmaceutical formulation, and long‐term safety remains uncertain.
Nathalia Novaretti, Rebeca Mendes P. Pessoa, Jaime Eduardo Cecílio Hallak, Rafael Guimarães dos Santos, Marcos Hortes N. Chagas   +4 more
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MIR31HG Modulates IL‐4 Secretion by Keratinocytes and M2‐Like Macrophage Polarization to Promote Local Immunosuppression in Condyloma Acuminata

Skin Research and Technology, Volume 32, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Condyloma acuminata (CA) is clinically associated with localized immunosuppression, yet the mechanisms underlying HPV‐mediated immune evasion remain poorly understood. Although the long non‐coding RNA MIR31HG has been implicated in inflammatory regulation, its role in the immunosuppressive microenvironment of CA has not been ...
Xiaohang Xie, Lian Liu, Huayu Huang, Yuchun Cao, Zhichao Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substantial but spatially heterogeneous progress in male circumcision for HIV prevention in South Africa

Communications Medicine
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of male HIV acquisition by 60%. Programmes to provide VMMCs for HIV prevention have been introduced in sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV burden.
Matthew L. Thomas, Khangelani Zuma, Dayanund Loykissoonlal, Ziphozonke Bridget Dube, Peter Vranken, Sarah E. Porter, Katharine Kripke, Thapelo Seatlhodi, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Leigh F. Johnson, Jeffrey W. Imai-Eaton   +10 more
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Iatrogenic Penile Glans Amputation: Major Novel Reconstructive Procedure

Case Reports in Urology, 2013
Circumcision is a very common urological practice. Even though it is relatively safe, it is not a complication-free procedure. We describe a patient that underwent a neonatal circumcision complicated by iatrogenic complete glans amputation ...
Rami Nasr, Samer L. Traboulsi, Rami R. Abou Ghaida, Joseph Bakhach   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Youth Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Implications for Human Rights and Social Work Practice [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) as a feasible tool to increase HIV/AIDS response needs to be validated and advocated to especially its adherents who, from time immemorial, hold to the fact that its goal has been to achieve some socio-cultural goal ...
Simon Murote Kang’ethe
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The Impact of Behavioural Economics‐Informed Interventions on the Care Cascade for Sexually Transmitted and Blood‐Borne Infections: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction While behavioural economics principles are widely used for public health interventions, a comprehensive understanding of their impact across the sexually transmitted and blood‐borne infections (STBBIs) care cascade remains limited. We systematically evaluated the effectiveness of behavioural economics‐informed interventions for an
Min Zhao, Zhengcheng Tu, Xiang Zhao, Chunyan Li, Jiajun Sun, Ye Zhang, Warittha Tieosapjaroen, Fanpu Ji, Jason J. Ong, Lei Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An accidental finding of a penile abscess in a febrile sickle cell anaemia child following circumcision

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Circumcision is an age-long tradition in Africa. Both sexes are often circumcised; however, female circumcision has significantly reduced in some African societies while the practice of male circumcision still continues.
Aliyu Ibrahim
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Mapping Plastic Reconstructive Surgical Needs and Access Barriers in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 8, Page 2348-2359, August 2026.
An estimated 140 million additional surgical procedures are required annually, yet access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care remains limited, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries, where the poorest 2.2 billion people receive only 3.5% of procedures.
Sabina Rodriguez Velásquez, Camille Beatrice Gaza Bionda Valera, Saidu Idris Ahmad, Nante Rachel Wangi, Sara Botero Mesa, Peter Nthumba, Anne Zeidan, Pierre Quinodoz, Olivia Keiser, Lionel Dumont   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Complications. An Aggregate Protocol for 10 Observational Studies From the Danish TRIPLE‐A Cohort of 1.2 Million Surgeries

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 7, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen, Asta Prescott, Caroline Folkersen, Jens Laigaard, Atena Saito, Caroline Lando Klammer, Mik Wetterslev, Emil Ipsen Ørskov, Mathilde Fahrendorff, Rebecca Kiær, Helene Holm Laigaard, Nichlas Hovmand, Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm, Sebastian Buhl Rasmussen, Anders Kehlet Nørskov, Markus Harboe Olsen   +15 more
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