Mohammadi Ali Akbar, Seyed Jafari Seyed Morteza, Abdollahi Ahmad
Shiraz Burn Research Centre, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Surgery Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, Iran.
Int J Burns Trauma. 2013 Jul 8;3(3):169-72. Print 2013.
Male circumcision, one of the oldest and most frequent operations performed all over the world, removes 33-50% of the penile skin. Like each surgical procedure, circumcision can leads to complications ranging from the insignificant to the tragic. Circumcision methods can be done with different ways. The radiofrequency (RF) scalpel, an innovative instrument, can be used in circumcision. Here, we present three boys who sustained sever burn injuries during circumcision with RF method. In sum, interesting characteristics made RF procedures so popular in different fields of surgery. Although having low incidence, the important complications of this technology such as burns should raise our attentions. Performing radiofrequency circumcision by an experienced operator, selection of proper size of ground pads, and elimination of any interface between the skin and ground pad are the factors that can prevent such tragedies.
男性包皮环切术是世界上最古老且最常见的手术之一，会切除33%至50%的阴茎皮肤。与其他外科手术一样，包皮环切术可能导致从轻微到严重的各种并发症。包皮环切术的方法有多种。射频（RF）手术刀是一种创新器械，可用于包皮环切术。在此，我们介绍三名在采用射频方法进行包皮环切术时遭受严重烧伤的男孩。总之，有趣的特性使射频手术在不同外科领域如此受欢迎。尽管该技术并发症发生率较低，但诸如烧伤等重要并发症应引起我们的关注。由经验丰富的操作人员进行射频包皮环切术、选择合适尺寸的接地垫以及消除皮肤与接地垫之间的任何界面，这些都是可以预防此类悲剧发生的因素。
