Evaluation of circumcision in male babies during neonatal period

ABSTRACT

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedure performed today. The present study was performed to find a suitable age for adequate and satisfactory circumcision in male babies. It includes 100 male babies; fifty were circumcised early in the neonatal period and the other fifty at around 5 months of life. Tight frenula band was present in 60% of the early circumcised group and in [16%] of the late circumcised group. Easy retraction of the prepuce was done more frequently in the late group. Wound crust formation, infection and perimeatal inflammation occurred in 40%, 28%, 12% of the early group, while in the late group it was 6%, 10%, 4% respectively. In conclusion, Circumcision in male babies performed later around 5 months of age is more easier and results in fewer complications than circumcision done in the early neonatal period