References for botched circumcisions
Editor/Banham 
Total Denudation of the Penis 
Urologic and Cutaneous Review (St. Louis, MO) 
vol. 53 no. 5 May 1949 pp. 309. 
Hamm, William G;  Frank F. Kanthak 
Gangrene of Penis Following Circumcision with High Frequency Current; Plastic Reconstruction of Penis 
Southern Medical Journal (Birmingham, AL) 
vol. 42 no. 8 August 1949 pp. 657-659. 
Thorek, Philip;  Paul Egel 
Reconstructin of Penis with Split-Thickness Skin Graft;  Case of Gangrene
Following Circumcision 
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Baltimore) 
vol. 4 no. 5 September 1949 pp. 469-472. 
Lerner, Ben L., MD
Amputation of the Penis as a Complication of Circumcision  
Medical Record and Annals (Houston) 
vol. 46 no. 9 September 1952 pp. 229-231. 
Byars, Louis T., & Lt. Comdr. William C. Trier 
Some Complications Of Circumcision and Their Surgical Repair 
A.M.A. Archives Of Surgery (Chicago) 
vol. 76 no. 3 March 1958 pp. 477-482 
Brown, James Barrett, MD, & Minot P. Fryer, MD 
Surgical Reconstruction of the Penis 
GP (Kansas City, Missouri) 
vol. 17 no. 4 April 1958 pp. 104-107. 
Wilson, Carl L., & Morton C. Wilson 
Plastic Repair of the Denuded Penis 
Southern Medical Journal (Birmingham, AL) 
vol. 52 no. 3 March 1959 pp. 288-290 
Van Duyn, John, MD & William S. Warr, MD 
Excessive Penile Skin Loss From Circumcision 
Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia (Atlanta) 
vol. 51 no. 8 August 1962 pp. 394-396. 
Shulman J., & N. Ben-Hur, Z. Neuman 
Surgical Complications of Circumcision 
American Journal of Diseases of Children (Chicago) 
vol. 107 no.  February 1964 pp. 149-154. 
Rosefsky, Jonathan Benensohn 
Glans Necrosis as a Complication of Circumcision 
Pediatrics (Springfield, Illinois) 
vol. 39 no. 5 May 1967 pp. 774-776. 
Money, John 
Ablatio Penis:  Normal Male Infant Sex-Reassigned As A Girl 
Archives of Sexual Behavior (New York) 
vol. 4 no. 1 January 1975 pp. 65-71 
This is Money's original postive report on David Reimer ("John/Joan/John") 
Gluckman, Gordon R; Marshall L. Stoller; Mark M. Jacobs: Barry A. Kogan. 
Newborn Penile Glans Amputation During Circumcision and Successful
Reattachment 
Journal of Urology (Baltimore) 
vol. 153 no. 3 Part 1 March 1995 pp. 778-779. 
Audry G; Buis J; Vazquez MP; Gruner M. 
Amputation of Penis After Circumcision -- Penoplasty Using Expandable
Prosthesis European Journal of Pediatric Surgery (Stuttgart) 
vol. 4 no. 1 February 1994 pp. 44-45. 
Stefan, H 
Reconstruction of the Penis Following Necrosis from Circumcision Used High
Frequency Cutting Current 
Sbornik Vedeckych Praci Lekarske Fakulty Karlovy Univerzity (Hradci
Kralove) 
vol. 35, no. 5 (Suppl) 1992, pp. 449-454. 
Kural, Sidika, MD 
Iatrogenic Penile Gangrene:  10-Year Follow-Up 
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Baltimore) 
vol. 95 no. 1 January 1995 pp. 210-211. 
Sotolongo, Jr., Jose R., & Saul Hoffman, Michael E. Gribetz 
Penile Denudation Injuries After Circumcision 
Journal of Urology (Baltimore) 
vol. 133 no. 1 January 1985 pp. 102-103. 
Gearhart, John P; John A Rock. 
Total Ablation of The Penis After Circumcision With Electrocautery:  A
Method Of Management and Long-term Followup 
Journal of Urology (Baltimore) 
vol. 142 no. 3 September 1989 pp. 799-801 
Izzidien, Asal Y. 
Successful Replantation of a Traumatically Amputated Penis in a Neonate 
Journal of Pediatrics (St. Louis)  vol. 16 no. 2 April 1981 pp. 202-203 
Sterenberg, N., & J. Golan, N. Ben-Hur 
Necrosis of the Glans Penis Following Neonatal Circumcision 
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Baltimore) 
vol. 68  no. 2 August 1981 pp. 237-239. 
Hanash, Kamal A. 
Plastic Reconstruction Of Partially Amputated Penis At Circumcision 
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) 
vol. 18 no. 3 September 1981 pp. 291-293 
Pearlman, Carl K. 
Caution Advised On Electrocautery Circumcisions 
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) 
vol. 19 no. 4 April 1982 pp. 453 
Sharpe, John R., & Roy P. Finney 
Electrocautery Circumcision 
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) 
vol. 19 no. 2 February 1982 pp. 228. 
Yilmaz, AF 
Rare Complication of Circumcision:  Penile Amputation and Reattachment 
European Urology (Basel) 
vol. 23 no. 3  1993 pp. 423-424. 
Perlstein, G.B. 
Electrocautery Circumcision 
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) 
vol. 20 no. 1 July 1982 pp. 110. 
Du Toit, D.F., & W.T. Villet 
Gangrene Of The Penis After Circumcision 
South African Medical Journal (Cape Town) 
vol. 55 no. 13 March 24 1979 pp. 521-522 
Woodside, Jeffrey R. 
Necrotizing Fasciitis After Neonatal Circumcision 
American Journal of Diseases of Children (Chicago) 
vol. 134 no. 3 March 1980 pp. 301-302 
Woodside, Jeffrey R. 
Circumcision Disasters 
Pediatrics (Springfield, Illinois) 
vol. 65 no. 5 May 1980 pp. 1053-1054. 
 Shenfeld OZ, Ad-El D. 
Depts. of Urology and of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hebrew
University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem. 
Harefuah 2000 Nov;139(9-10):352-4, 407. 
[Penile reconstruction after complete glans amputation during ritual
circumcision]. 
[Article in Hebrew] 
   
	
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 "In Bristol we have had a series of serious complications following
male circumcision by unregistered practitioners over the years
(including skull fracture/head injury when a baby fell off the kitchen
table during the procedure)." 
- Dr Maria Bredow, Bristol, UK, in BACCH News, the Quarterly Newsletter of The British Association for Community Child Health, June 2012 
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