Abstract
The aim of this work is to review the complications of circumcision in the literature of medicine and Jewish law. One of the problems discussed in Jewish law concerns a remnant of the prepuce covering the corona, thus causing the circumcision to be incomplete. There is a controversy in Jewish law sources regarding the definition of the corona--whether it is all the glans penis, or only the cord surrounding the base of the glans. During the last 8 years, our center has been consulted about recircumcision for 60 children and about treatment for another group who had developed complications due to circumcision, often as a result of "nonprofessional" circumcision.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 252-256 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering