Background: Male circumcision is one of the age-old procedures performed and most commonly performed surgical procedure even today. The advantages of circumcision include protection from sexually transmitted infections like genital ulcer disease, HIV infection, and human papillomavirus. It also lowers the risk of penile cancer and balanitis and enhances penile topical cleanliness. Many methods of circumcision are available – conventional, ring and stapler circumcision.
Aims and Objective: To study the efficacy of stapler circumcision in comparison to conventional circumcision.
Materials and Methods: A comparative study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Navodaya Medical College and Hospital for 3 months, among the patients who were admitted to undergo circumcision, were randomly divided into two groups. One group of 16 patients underwent conventional procedure and other group underwent Stapler circumcision.
Results: Stapler group had significant lesser blood loss when compared to conventional group with P value of <0>
Conclusion: Stapler group had significantly lesser blood loss and required lesser time duration of surgery.
Keywords: Circumcision, Conventional surgery, Stapler
