Circumcision with Glubran ？ 2 in children: experience of Italian Center

Circumcision (from the Latin circum, “around” and caedere, “cut”) is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world (1). The circumcision can be performed for religious/cultural or medical reasons. Hemorrhage and infection are the most common complications of circumcision, followed by wound dehiscence, recurrent phimosis, preputial adhesions, trauma to the glans, and an ugly scar. Classical circumcision is performed using a standard technique with sutures for the approximation of the skin edges (2,3). However, since some years a tissue adhesive as N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) plus methacryloxysulfolane (MS) (Glubran？ 2) is used in many centers to circumcise children (4,5). The aim of our study was to compare two different methods for perform circumcision in children. The implication for practice was the understanding if there were differences between these approaches related to patient’s and parents benefits to manage this condition and benefits for surgeon and hospital in term of saving money and time