Bone cutter circumcision in neonates

Background : bone cutter is widely used in the Middle east area to cut the prepuce during circumcision. Results : One hundred twenty one male neonates were included in this study. The mean operative time (MOT) was 6 minutes, mean time of healing (MTH) was 5 days, 7 cases (5.9 %) developed early & late complications, 2 (1.7 %) had bleeding, 3 (2.5 %) developed infection, 2 (1.7 %) developed late complications in the form of meatal stenosis. Settings : Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and a private surgical clinic. Aim of the study : to assess the safety of circumcision using bone cutter. Methods : over 6 year's period from Jan. 2000 till Dec. 2005, one hundred twenty one male neonates were circumcised under general anesthesia (GA) using bone cutter. Conclusions : bone cutter circumcision is feasible with a relatively lower complication rate and Shorter MTH and MOT.