Abstract

Tabowei BI, Kombo B.B and Mukoro Duke George

Male circumcision is one of the oldest surgical operations documented on earth. It is performed both for religious and cultural reasons. It is being carried out by both trained and untrained persons leading to several complications. The psycho-social effects are overwhelming to both the victims and their relations. Reports of adult cases are very rare because circumcision is commonly carried out in neonates. The article attends to illustrate that untold complications from circumcision by untrained personnel could occur and present in adulthood or uncommon age groups. A series of three case, two adults and one infant, were reviewed for rare complications of amputation which were managed in Bayelsa State. These circumcision cases illustrated that some of the long term complications arisen from circumcision by untrained personnel. Hemorrhage, infections, penile necrosis, glans amputation, and buried penis were the complications reported in the literature. To avoid these complications, trained personnel must carry out the Circumcision.