Pediatric sutureless circumcision: An effective and cost efficient alternative

Canadian Journal of Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 7995-7999

  Voznesensky, Maria ^a   Mutter, Christopher ^b   Hayn, Matthew ^a   Kinkead, Thomas ^a   Jumper, Brian ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Glue; Sutureless

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; OCTYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOACRYLATES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84946761370     PISSN: 11959479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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