The effect of circumcision on urinary tract infection and growth in infants without any detected postnatal urinary tract abnormalities despite antenatal diagnosis of hydronephrosis

KÖSE E., ŞİRİN KÖSE S., pehlivan ö., alparslan c., kanğın m., cenkçi c. k., ...More

IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI, vol.3, no.1, pp.23-27, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.5222/buchd.2013.023
  • Journal Name: IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-27
  • Keywords: Circumcision, antenatal hydronephrosis, urinary tract infection, growth, infant, DECREASED INCIDENCE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Circumcision is one of the most widely used surgical procedures worldwide. It has been suggested that circumcision reduces the frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) 10-20 times. However no studies exist investigating the effect of circumcision on UTI frequency and growth in infants with antenatal hydronephrosis (AH). In this study therefore, we aimed to examine the effect of circumcision on postnatal UTI frequency and growth in infants without urological abnormality despite the diagnosis of antenatal hydronephrosis.