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Sutureless Adult Voluntary Male Circumcision with Topical Anesthetic: A Randomized Field Trial of Unicirc, a Single-Use Surgical Instrument

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  • Justin Shenje
  • Peter S Millard

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Introduction: The World Health Organization has solicited rapid and minimally invasive techniques to facilitate scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Study design: Non-blinded randomized controlled field trial with 2:1 allocation ratio. Participants: 75 adult male volunteers. Setting: Outpatient primary care clinic. Intervention: Open surgical circumcision under local anesthetic with suturing vs. Unicirc disposable instrument under topical anesthetic and wound sealing with cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive. Primary Outcome: Intraoperative duration. Secondary Outcomes: Intraoperative and postoperative pain; adverse events; time to healing; patient satisfaction; cosmetic result. Results: The intraoperative time was less with the Unicirc technique (median 12 vs. 25 min, p

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  • Justin Shenje & Peter S Millard, 2016. "Sutureless Adult Voluntary Male Circumcision with Topical Anesthetic: A Randomized Field Trial of Unicirc, a Single-Use Surgical Instrument," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0157065
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157065
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