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'''Intraperitoneal bladder perforation''' is an [[iatrogenic]] complication of using the [[Plastibell]] device to perform a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of an infant boy.<ref name="dwyer2016">{{REFjournal
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The seventy-year-old [[Plastibell]] device has a long history of migrating from its intended position where it may cause blockage of [[urination]] and other issues, up to and including [[necrosis]] of the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{REFweb
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There is a history of Plastibell migration causing [[death]] of a previously healthy baby boy,<ref name="coroner2007">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref>  so there is a very substantial question concerning the medical judgment of any physician who performs a non-beneficial, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] with a [[Plastibell]] device.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Canada]]
* [[Device displacement]]
{{LINKS}}
* [https://www.cirp.org/library/death/ Deaths]

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[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
[[Category:Medical ethics]]


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