Plastibell: Difference between revisions

Disadvantages: Delete dead link.
WikiAdmin (talk | contribs)
m adjusted REFjournal
Line 2: Line 2:
The '''Plastibell''' circumcision device is a clear plastic ring with a deep groove running circumferentially designed for circumcising infant males. It was invented by Hollister Inc in 1950, and first reported on in 1953.<ref name=Miller1953>{{REFjournal
The '''Plastibell''' circumcision device is a clear plastic ring with a deep groove running circumferentially designed for circumcising infant males. It was invented by Hollister Inc in 1950, and first reported on in 1953.<ref name=Miller1953>{{REFjournal
  |last=Miller
  |last=Miller
  |first=R.L.
  |init=RL
  |last2=Snyder
  |last2=Snyder
  |first2=D.C.
  |init2=DC
  |date=1953-01
  |date=1953-01
  |title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn male
  |title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn male
Line 17: Line 17:
}}</ref><ref name=Kariher1956>{{REFjournal
}}</ref><ref name=Kariher1956>{{REFjournal
  |last=Kariher
  |last=Kariher
  |first=D.H.
  |init=DH
  |last2=Smith
  |last2=Smith
  |first2=T.W.
  |init2=TW
  |date=1956-01
  |date=1956-01
  |title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn
  |title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn
Line 48: Line 48:
One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>{{REFjournal
One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>{{REFjournal
  |last=Izzidien Al-Samarrai
  |last=Izzidien Al-Samarrai
  |first=A.Y.
  |init=AY
  |last2=Mofti
  |last2=Mofti
  |first2=A.
  |init2=A
  |last3=Crankson
  |last3=Crankson
  |first3=S. J.
  |init3=SJ
  |title=The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases
  |title=The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases
  |journal=Surg. Gyne & Obst.
  |journal=Surg. Gyne & Obst.
Line 75: Line 75:
There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after circumcision with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after circumcision with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
  |last=Ly
  |last=Ly
  |first=L.
  |init=L
  |last2=Sankaran
  |last2=Sankaran
  |first2=K.
  |init2=K
  |date=2003
  |date=2003
  |title=Acute venous stasis and swelling of the lower abdomen and extremities in an infant after circumcision
  |title=Acute venous stasis and swelling of the lower abdomen and extremities in an infant after circumcision
Line 106: Line 106:
There also is a report of impetigo caused by ''Staphylococcus aureus'' when using the Plastibell.<ref>{{REFjournal
There also is a report of impetigo caused by ''Staphylococcus aureus'' when using the Plastibell.<ref>{{REFjournal
  |last=Stranko
  |last=Stranko
  |first=J.
  |init=J
|first2=M.E.
  |last2=Ryan
  |last2=Ryan
  |first3=A.M.
  |init2=ME
  |last3=Bowman
  |last3=Bowman
|init3=AM
  |date=1986-09
  |date=1986-09
  |title=Impetigo in newborn infants associated with a plastic bell clamp circumcision
  |title=Impetigo in newborn infants associated with a plastic bell clamp circumcision
Line 126: Line 126:
  |last=Bliss  
  |last=Bliss  
  |first=David P.
  |first=David P.
|init=DP
|last2=Healey
  |first2=Patrick J.
  |first2=Patrick J.
  |last2=Healey
  |init2=PJ
|last3=Waldhausen
  |first3=John H.T.
  |first3=John H.T.
  |last3=Waldhausen
  |init3=JHT
  |date=1997  
  |date=1997  
  |title=Necrotizing fasciitis after Plastibell circumcision
  |title=Necrotizing fasciitis after Plastibell circumcision
Line 143: Line 146:
}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal
  |last=Woodside  
  |last=Woodside  
  |first=J.R.
  |init=JR
  |date=1980-03
  |date=1980-03
  |title=Necrotizing fasciitis after neonatal circumcision
  |title=Necrotizing fasciitis after neonatal circumcision
Line 158: Line 161:
There have been cases of necrosis of the glans penis following circumcision with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
There have been cases of necrosis of the glans penis following circumcision with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
  |last=Bode
  |last=Bode
  |first=C.O.
  |init=CO
|first2=S.
  |last2=Ikhisemojie
  |last2=Ikhisemojie
  |first3=A.O.
  |init2=S
  |last3=Ademuyiwa
  |last3=Ademuyiwa
|init3=AO
  |date=2010
  |date=2010
  |title=Penile injuries from proximal migration of the Plastibell circumcision ring
  |title=Penile injuries from proximal migration of the Plastibell circumcision ring