Plastibell: Difference between revisions
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}}</ref> The device works | }}</ref> The device works by providing a circumferencial surface upon which to tie off the [[foreskin]]. | ||
==Advantages== | ==Advantages== | ||
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The ring must fall off before final healing can occur. Rarely, the tip of the glans may protrude through the ring and become swollen, trapping the ring in place. Blood transfusion risk 1 in 30,000 procedures (Wiswell). | The ring must fall off before final healing can occur. Rarely, the tip of the glans may protrude through the ring and become swollen, trapping the ring in place. Blood transfusion risk 1 in 30,000 procedures (Wiswell). | ||
One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>Izzidien Al-Samarrai A.Y. | One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Izzidien Al-Samarrai | |||
|first=A.Y. | |||
|last2=Mofti | |||
|first2=A. | |||
|last3=Crankson | |||
|first3=S. J. | |||
|title=The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases | |||
|journal=Surg. Gyne & Obst. | |||
|volume=167 | |||
|pages=341-343 | |||
|date=1988 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
The foreskin must be slit and forced from the glans to allow entry for the plastic dome. | The foreskin must be slit and forced from the glans to allow entry for the plastic dome. | ||
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}}</ref> than a [[Gomco|Gomco clamp]] or similar entirely-supervised circumcision. | }}</ref> than a [[Gomco|Gomco clamp]] or similar entirely-supervised circumcision. | ||
There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after circumcision with the | There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after circumcision with the PlastiBell device.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Ly | |last=Ly | ||
|first=L. | |first=L. | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
There also is a report of impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus when using the | There also is a report of impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus when using the PlastiBell.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Stranko | |last=Stranko | ||
|first=J. | |first=J. | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
There have been multiple cases of children developing necrotizing fasciitis in their penis after being circumcised using the | There have been multiple cases of children developing necrotizing fasciitis in their penis after being circumcised using the PlastiBell device.<ref name=pubmed9329429>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Bliss | |last=Bliss | ||
|first=David P. | |first=David P. | ||
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|last3=Waldhausen | |last3=Waldhausen | ||
|date=1997 | |date=1997 | ||
|title=Necrotizing fasciitis after | |title=Necrotizing fasciitis after PlastiBell circumcision | ||
|journal=The Journal of Pediatrics | |journal=The Journal of Pediatrics | ||
|volume=131 | |volume=131 | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
There have been cases of necrosis of the glans penis following circumcision with the | 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. | |first=C.O. | ||
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|last3=Ademuyiwa | |last3=Ademuyiwa | ||
|date=2010 | |date=2010 | ||
|title=Penile injuries from proximal migration of the | |title=Penile injuries from proximal migration of the PlastiBell circumcision ring | ||
|journal=Journal of Pediatric Urology | |journal=Journal of Pediatric Urology | ||
|volume=6 | |volume=6 | ||