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One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>Izzidien Al-Samarrai A.Y., Mofti A. Crankson S. J The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases. Surg. Gyne & Obst.167: 341-343, 1988<!--{{vs|couldn't find|date=November 2012}}--></ref>
One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>Izzidien Al-Samarrai A.Y., Mofti A. Crankson S. J The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases. Surg. Gyne & Obst.167: 341-343, 1988<!--{{vs|couldn't find|date=November 2012}}--></ref>


The foreskin must be slit and forced from the glans to allow entry for the plastic dome.
The [[foreskin]] must first be slit and forced from the [[glans]] to allow entry for the plastic dome.


Furthermore, because convalescence depends on a (temporarily) affixed medical device, risks of infection or hemorrhage due to the bell slipping or otherwise failing are greater<ref>{{REFnews
Furthermore, because convalescence depends on a (temporarily) affixed medical device, risks of infection or hemorrhage due to the bell slipping or otherwise failing are greater<ref>{{REFnews
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}}</ref> than a [[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 Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after circumcision with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> Death has been reported.<ref>[http://www.pulsus.com/Paeds/12_04/Pdf/zwol_ed.pdf Paediatrics & Child Health, Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2010/1772.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=anaesthetic</ref><ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref> [[Death]] has been reported.<ref>[http://www.pulsus.com/Paeds/12_04/Pdf/zwol_ed.pdf Paediatrics & Child Health, Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2010/1772.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=anaesthetic</ref><ref>{{REFjournal
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There have been multiple cases of children developing necrotizing fasciitis in their penis after being circumcised using the Plastibell device.<ref name=pubmed9329429>{{REFjournal
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.