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'''Device displacement''' occurs when a medical device, which is attached to the [[penis]] to crush the [[foreskin]], causing ischemia and [[necrosis]] of the distal part of the foreskin, become dislocated. Devices include the [[Plastibell]], the [[Prepex]], and the [[TARA KLamp]]. | '''Device displacement''' occurs when a medical device, which is attached to the [[penis]] to crush the [[foreskin]], causing ischemia and [[necrosis]] of the distal part of the foreskin, become dislocated. Devices include the [[Plastibell]], the [[Prepex]], and the [[TARA KLamp]]. | ||
The Plastibell ring has a tendency to migrate proximally. This causes such injuries as extensive skin loss, dysuria, sepsis, urethrocutaneous fistulae, and partial [[necrosis]] of the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{REFjournal | The Plastibell ring has a tendency to migrate proximally. This causes such injuries as extensive [[skin]] loss, dysuria, [[Infection| sepsis]], [[Urethral fistula| urethrocutaneous fistulae]], and partial [[necrosis]] of the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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