Hemophilia,an important cause of post circumcision bleeding in children

Objectives: to assess the magnitude of hemophilia (bleeding disorder) in patients with post circumcision bleeding. material and methods: a 6 month retrospective study (january 2011 to june 2011) was conducted at pediatric surgery unit of khyber teaching hospital,peshawar. bleeding due to injuries to glans penis or phallus was excluded from the study and such patients were referred to plastic surgery department khyber teaching hospital. result: a total of 31 patients were included in this study. sixteen patients were having simple vascular bleeding and 15 had bleeding due to hemophilia. all the circumcisions were performed by non qualified circumcisers. conclusion: awareness about hemophilia (bleeding disorders) among the general public and persons involved in practice of circumcision is needed to avoid post circumcision bleeding due to hemophilia.