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Old Penile Suture Removal
Published on Tue Jan 14, 2014
Question: How should I report removal of old sutures of the penis? The patient is a little boy who was circumcised at three-days-old, but was five at the time of the suture removal. Indiana Subscriber Answer: The answer depends on where the suture removal took place. If your urologist removed the sutures under anesthesia in the operating room, report 15851 [...]