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. 2002 Sep;84(5):325–327. doi: 10.1308/003588402760452439

Do men having routine circumcision need histological confirmation of the cause of their phimosis or postoperative follow-up?

I Pearce 1, S R Payne 1
PMCID: PMC2504154  PMID: 12398124

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of pre-operative diagnosis of preputial pathology ainongst urologists and general surgeons. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were collected on 460 adult patients having had circumcision performed by either a general surgeon or a urologist over a 10-year period. RESULTS: Pre-operative diagnosis was consistent with final histology in 83% of cases and further management was never altered by the histological result. Re-referral rates were 0% for general surgeons and 2.7% for urologists (P > 0.05) and there were no cases needing further surgical intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Routine submission of histological specimens for analysis and out-patient follow-up are not required following circumcision.

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