Surgeons' actual clinical practice, classified by age of patient
| Age (y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgeons' recorded reason for surgery | <5 | 5–10 | >10 | Total |
| Phimosis | 41 (47) | 34 (39) | 13 (15) | 88 (64) |
| Balanoposthitis | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | —- | 8 (6) |
| Painful non-retractile foreskin | — | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 4 (3) |
| Balanitis xerotica obliterans | 2 (14) | 6 (43) | 6 (43) | 14 (10) |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (100) | — | — | 1 (1) |
| Other/combination | 14 (64) | 7 (32) | 1 (4) | 22 (16) |
| Total | 60 (44) | 56 (41) | 21 (15) | 137 (100) |
Results expressed as n (%).