Ren Chong xi
Accepted Abstracts: Surgery Curr Res
Objective: We aimed to analyze the outcome of male circumcision performed with 8-figure non-absorbable suture and assess the feasibility of using the technique. Patients and methods: 317 male patients who underwent circumcision were randomly divided into two groups from February 2009 to January 2012. Each group was subdivided into Children (range7 to 15 years) and Adult (range16 to 85 years). In experiment group (n=166), 8-figure non-absorbable suture (8FNS), and in control group (n=151), commonly absorbable suture (CAS) were used for the circumcised wound closure. The results of two groups were compared. We also performed a cost analysis and a mean 6-month follow-up (range 1 to 12). Chi-square and Student's t test were used in statistical analysis. Differences were considered significant for P<0.05. Results: All patients had no requirement to remove sutures post-operative period. Among them, the sutures of 8FNS for circumcision fell off spontaneously within 9 days (6.2?1.57). There was no statistically significant difference between two groups in surgical duration (16.2?1.73 vs. 15.8?2.01) and follow-up time (6.4?3.82 vs. 6.2.?2.39). The overall complication rate of two groups was 6.63% and 10.53% (p=0.15), respectively. But, there was statistically significant difference between children and adult in experiment group (p=0.04). Also, the average cost of 8FNS for circumcision was $ 20.7?$ 3.83 less than $ 35.8?$ 5.02 of CAS, which was very significant difference (p<0.0001). Conclusion: 8FNS for circumcision is a feasible method, which seems to be an easy, safe, cost-effective and particularly suitable for adult males.
