TITLE:
A Novel Tool to Predict the Cosmetic Outcome after Circumcision: Penile Visibility Index
AUTHORS:
Ilker Akyol, Hasan Soydan, Hasan Kocoglu, Ferhat Ates, Kenan Karademir, Kadir Baykal
KEYWORDS:
Circumcision, Concealed Penis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.10,
May
23,
2014
ABSTRACT: Objectives: We
aimed to evaluate the circumcision status and complications, and the value of penile
visibility index in predicting circumcision complications among elementary
school children. Patients and Methods: Elementary school students were
evaluated with physical exam in terms of circumcision complications. Visible
penile length/stretched penile length ratio was calculated for each subject and
recorded as penile visibility index (PVI). Data were assessed with SPSS 15.0
software. Results: Average age was 9.04 (5 - 14) years. Circumcision
complications were detected in 84 of 361 circumcised subjects (23.2%). There
was no relationship between age at circumcision and complications (p > 0.05).
Concealed penis was detected in 3.6% of all subjects. Mean PVI was
significantly different between cases with and without glanular adhesion, and
between cases with and without residual prepuce. On the overall, mean PVI in
complication and no complication groups were 0.52 and 0.59 respectively, and
the difference was statistically significant (p