Intraoperative debridement allows neovascularization, and immobilization with a bulky dressing is important to allow imbibition and inosculation. Due to the relatively poor blood supply of the amputated tissues, antibiotics are appropriate to help prevent infection. The duration of urethral stenting should be sufficient to allow good take of the grafted tissue. Fortunately the distal glans tissue is well vascularized and so good graft take is common. The most common complication after anastomosis is meatal stenosis, necessitating dilation or revision.
Urologists perform few neonatal circumcisions but are often asked to treat the complications.
Most circumcision injuries, including glans amputation, can be successfully managed with aggressive treatment. The uniquely American medical enigma. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. A complication of circumcision. Urinary retention due to ritual circumcision.