Open AccessTen years experience with a novel modification of plastibell circumcision
Author(s) -
Ashraf Hammed,
Ahmed Abd Elgffar Helal,
Refaat Badway,
Samir Hammed Goda,
Abdelaziz Yehya,
Mohamed Abd Razik,
Ahmed Elshamy,
Omar Mohammed Elsamahy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.132832
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , complication
Plastibell device is a satisfactory method of circumcision in infants. However the most common post-operative complication was bleeding (especially from the frenulum site). As a result, we introduce a novel modification of the device to prevent this complication.