Surgical Guide to Circumcision

Introduction.- Part I Prelude to Circumcision.- 1 Current Circumcision Trends and Guidelines.- 2 Informed Consent: Principles for Elective Circumcision.- Part II Anatomy of Circumcision.- 3 Embryology of the Penis.- 4 Anatomy for Newborn Circumcision.- 5 Anatomic Contraindications to Circumcision.- 6 Complications of Circumcision.- Part III Newborn Circumcision.- 7 Pain Control in Infant Circumcision.- 8 Pre-circumcision Assessment & Exam.- 9 Newborn Circumcision Techniques.- 10 Healing, Bandaging, and Aftercare.- 11 Management of Acute Complications.- Part IV Pediatric Circumcision.- 12 Pediatric Circumcision.- 13 Dressings and Care After Surgical Circumcision.- Part V Adult Circumcision.- 4 Adult Circumcision.- 15 Foreskin Reconstruction.- Part VI The Case Against Circumcision.- 16 Circumcision - Case Against Surgery Without Medical Indication.- 17 Care and Conditions of the Uncircumcised Phallus.- 18 A Comment on Informed Consent.- Part VII The Case For Circumcision.- 19 Current Medical Evidence Supports Male Circumcision.- 20 Circumcision, Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction.- Part VIII Understanding Circumcision.- 21 Why Circumcision - From Pre-History to the 21st Century.- 22 Rituals, Culture, and Economics.- 23 Jewish Ritual Circumcision.- The Bris.- The Operating Room Bris.- 24 Islam and Circumcision.- 25 Female Genital Cutting: The Misnomer of Female Circumcision.- 26 Circumcision in the Early Christian Church: The Controversy That Shaped a Continent.

Dr. Bolnick is an amalgam of scholar, scientist, technology design guru, media producer, and photographer. Bolnick's contributions have been recognized by numerous achievement awards including 7 US Patents (most recent , March 2010), United Nations Outstanding Achievement Award, US Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, 7 Telly Awards, California Governor's Media Access Award, Easter Seals' Special EDI Award, 2 Aurora Awards, AEGIS Award of Excellence, and many others. From 1973, Bolnick's early research interest was in coronary artery flow dynamics followed by vision and retinal physiology. In 1984 he completed his PhD in physiology with a focus on photoreceptor physiology at the University of California - Davis. From 1984 to 1988 Dr. Bolnick undertook post-doctoral studies in photoreceptor membrane biophysics at the University of California - San Francisco. Bolnick switched from basic research to computers/software and in 1990 took a position at Microsoft for the following ten years. There he designed software, help redesigned software for use by people with disabilities, served on federal committees on accessible technology compliance, and testified before the US Senate, the US House of Representatives and the Federal Communications Commission on accessible technology for people with disabilities. Currently, Dr. Bolnick is co-owner of a small media production company and is director of its medical media division, MedicoLens.com. In addition, he has served the Pacific Northwest Jewish community as a certified mohel (Jewish ritual circumciser) for nearly a quarter century. Dr. Bolnick is an affiliate faculty in the Department of Urology, University of Washington - Seattle. Martin Koyle is a pediatric urologist, currently living in Toronto, Canada. There he serves as Professor of Surgery and Program Director, Pediatric Urology at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children. After growing up in Canada where he received his medical degree (1976), he

From the reviews:

"The authors of this book address the various historical and ethical aspects and describe the various technical methods used in male and female circumcision. ... Reading this comprehensive review should serve to health care, legal and religious personnel to understand better the facts and problematic of this topic." -- (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), January, 2013)

From the reviews:

"This textbook assembles exhaustive surgical information and provides the reader with a wide description of all non-medical aspects surrounding circumcision. Each chapter is well illustrated and most are completed with an editor's note. This original textbook is worthy of the attention of urologists and people involved in religious rites." (European Urology Today, Vol. 25 (5), October-November, 2013)"The authors of this book address the various historical and ethical aspects and describe the various technical methods used in male and female circumcision. ... Reading this comprehensive review should serve to health care, legal and religious personnel to understand better the facts and problematic of this topic." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), January, 2013)