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Demographic and clinical data were abstracted from the medical records.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The primary outcome was the occurrence of chronic pain (defined as occurrence or persistence of any clitoral pain &amp;gt;3 months after surgery), and the secondary outcome was the occurrence of clitoral burial.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 87 women were included in the analysis. Univariate analysis indicated significantly higher rates of a history of physical abuse in the group of women who experienced chronic pain after surgery (4 [100%] vs 2 [37.1%], P\u2009=\u2009.049). Patients with clitoral burial were significantly younger than the rest of the sample in univariate analysis (median [IQR],\u00a029.6 years [24.6-30.2] vs 33.8 [28.2-37.9]; P\u2009=\u2009.049).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Clinical Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Surgical treatment of women who underwent FGM\/C should include the entire history of the patient and especially a record of experiencing physical abuse.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Strengths and Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The study stands out for its originality, the extensive sample size gathered over nearly 4 years, the surgical clitoral reconstructions conducted by an experienced surgeon, and the minimal amount of missing data. However, because the occurrence of these complications was rare, the number of patients in the subgroups was extremely low, preventing a valid multivariate analysis to be conducted.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The study suggests that women with a history of physical abuse could be at greater risk for chronic pain after surgery and that younger women tend to experience more clitoral burial.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jsxmed\/qdad150","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,28]],"date-time":"2023-11-28T14:51:19Z","timestamp":1701183079000},"page":"59-66","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Prognostic factors of poor surgical outcome after clitoral reconstruction in women with female genital 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