Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review

Unlike female genital mutilation, the alteration of male genitals has not received much attention. Circumcision is the most common and oldest surgical procedure being performed. When performed by surgeons or well-trained personal the procedure is safe, but most of the times it is being performed by...

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Main Authors: Latif Dar, Alhareth Baarimah, Saeed Alshehrani, Alhassan Alasiri, Mohammad Alassiri, Saleh Al-Ghamdi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9935247
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author Latif Dar
Alhareth Baarimah
Saeed Alshehrani
Alhassan Alasiri
Mohammad Alassiri
Saleh Al-Ghamdi
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description Unlike female genital mutilation, the alteration of male genitals has not received much attention. Circumcision is the most common and oldest surgical procedure being performed. When performed by surgeons or well-trained personal the procedure is safe, but most of the times it is being performed by untrained people with no or little medical background. This has led to many complications. Total skin loss is an uncommon but serious complication. There is an ongoing debate regarding the management of this complication. Here, we present a case of total penile skin loss which had resulted from penile mutilation in the name of ritual circumcision.
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spelling doaj-art-ada183cb31f94556b85a3c8f051e804f2025-08-20T03:39:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-69782023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9935247Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature ReviewLatif Dar0Alhareth Baarimah1Saeed Alshehrani2Alhassan Alasiri3Mohammad Alassiri4Saleh Al-Ghamdi5Department of Pediatric UrologyDepartment of Pediatric UrologyDepartment of Pediatric UrologyDepartment of Pediatric UrologyDepartment of Pediatric UrologyDepartment of Pediatric UrologyUnlike female genital mutilation, the alteration of male genitals has not received much attention. Circumcision is the most common and oldest surgical procedure being performed. When performed by surgeons or well-trained personal the procedure is safe, but most of the times it is being performed by untrained people with no or little medical background. This has led to many complications. Total skin loss is an uncommon but serious complication. There is an ongoing debate regarding the management of this complication. Here, we present a case of total penile skin loss which had resulted from penile mutilation in the name of ritual circumcision.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9935247
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Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Urology
title Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort male genital mutilation in the name of ritual circumcision a case report and literature review
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