Neonatal circumcision reduces the incidence of asymptomatic urinary tract infection: A large prospective study with long-term follow up using Plastibell

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-323

  Simforoosh, Nasser ^a   Tabibi, Ali ^a   Khalili, Seyed Ali Reza ^a   Soltani, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Afjehi, Abolfazl ^a   Aalami, Fatemeh ^a   Bodoohi, Heshmat ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Complication; Neonate; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BLEEDING; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION; URETHRA STENOSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84861199781     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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