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• TITLE: The Adverse Effects of Circumcision in Children: Retrospective Cohort Study of 68 Cases at Yaoundé Central Hospital

  AUTHORS: Nyanit Bob Dorcas, Fouda Jean Cédrick, Mekeme Mekeme Junor, Mantho Fopa Pauline, Salihou Aminou Sadjo, Minfele As, Kouna Tsala Irène Nadine, Ntsobe Eric, Mouafo Tambo Faustin

  KEYWORDS: Risks of Circumcision, Children, YCH

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.16 No.2, March 3, 2026

  ABSTRACT: The risks of circumcision are any complications that arise during the surgical procedure to remove the foreskin. Our objective was to highlight the risks associated with child circumcision recorded at Yaoundé Central Hospital (HCY) through a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study covering 10 years and including 68 cases. The median age at which the accident occurred was 3 years. Nursing staff were most often blamed for performing these circumcisions in peripheral hospitals under local anaesthesia. The accident generally resulted in bleeding (n = 23), indicating haemorrhage (33.8%) and urethral fistula, requiring haemostasis (32.4%) as the main procedure, followed by fistula closure (27.9%). Postoperative morbidity associated with this treatment is moderate according to the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI).