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2022 Oct-Dec


Afr J Paediatr Surg


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Religious circumcision (Khatna) and circumcision mishaps in Kashmiri children.

Authors

Hassan Y, Rasool H, Rather A A, Ahmad Y, Rasool I
Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2022 Oct-Dec; 19(4):213-216.
PMID: 36018200.

Abstract

Male circumcision is recommended practice in Muslim tradition and one of the oldest operations performed all over the world. Male circumcision is universal in our Muslim-dominated valley of Kashmir for religious reasons. It can be performed by different techniques such as the conventional open methods, the device methods and sutureless methods. The objective of this study was to report our practice of male circumcision amongst children and compare the different common surgical techniques and highlight the circumcision mishaps conducted by quacks in the Kashmir Valley.