Preoperative Hair Removal on the Male Genitalia: Clippers vs. Razors

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 589-594

  Grober, Ethan D ^a   Domes, Trustin ^a   Fanipour, Majid ^a   Copp, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clippers; Hair removal; Male genitalia; Razor; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIPPER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE HAIR REMOVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RAZOR; SKIN INJURY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 84873055473     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02904.x     Document Type: Article

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