Author:
Ronchi Piero,Scarcella Simone,Manno Stefano,Beatrici Valerio,Dell’Atti Lucio
Abstract
Circumcision represents one of the oldest and routinely performed urological surgery. It implies the exeresis of the prepuce due to ethnic, religious and medical reasons. Different authors reported straightforward advantages of this procedure including increased penile hygiene, reduction of penile cancer risks and lower rates of urinary tract infections. Circumcision can be easily performed and reproduced according to different techniques. Nowadays, different types of lasers have been developed and this technology is gaining consensus in the urological community. Aim of this article is to describe our surgical technique for laser circumcision with the Lasemar Eufuton 1500, clarifying the surgical steps and the benefits of this technology.
Subject
Biomedical Engineering,Surgery
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