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Introducing the Quill™ device for modified sleeve circumcision with subcutaneous suture: a retrospective study of 70 cases.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of treatment for male circumcision using modified sleeve circumcision and subcuticular suture with the Quill™ device.
METHODS:
From May 2011 to March 2012, 70 consecutive cases of male circumcision were performed using an alternative technique with the Quill™ device by a single surgeon in our institution. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for the selection process of this procedure were the same as for conventional circumcision. We evaluated the indications and perioperative outcomes. The circumcisions were performed as day-case procedures under local anesthesia.
RESULTS:
All patients were followed up for a minimum of 3-6 months. The ages ranged from 8 to 68 (mean = 27.0 years, SD = 10). The indications for surgery were either cosmetic (n = 16, 22.9%) or medical [redundant prepuce (n = 36, 51.4%), phimosis (n = 5, 7.1%), paraphimosis (n = 2, 2.9%), balanoposthitis (n = 9, 12.9%), melanoma (n = 1, 1.4%), and condyloma acuminata (n = 1, 1.4%)] (n = 54, 77.1%). The mean operation time in this group was 29 min (19-38 min) when the Quill™ device was used. In all, 3 cases developed complications (4.3%). The final cosmetic result was satisfactory for both the patients and their spouses or parents.
CONCLUSION:
This study showed that modified sleeve circumcision and subcuticular suture were safe and reliable surgical methods of circumcision that provide a better cosmetic result.
AuthorsChaohui Gu, Fengyan Tian, Zhankui Jia, Guanru Li, Zhenglei Meng, Weizhi Xing, Yafei Ding, Zhibo Jin, Quancheng Kan, Jinjian Yang
JournalUrologia internationalis (Urol Int) Vol. 94 Issue 3 Pg. 255-61 ( 2015) ISSN: 1423-0399 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID25677813 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Circumcision, Male (instrumentation, methods)
  • Condylomata Acuminata (surgery)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma (surgery)
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraphimosis (surgery)
  • Penis (surgery)
  • Phimosis (surgery)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Surgery, Plastic
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Suture Techniques
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

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