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* [http://www.pediatricsconsultantlive.com/display/article/1803329/1601590?pageNumber=4 The Gomco Method]
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|last=Gelbaum
|init=I
|author-link=Ilene Gelbaum
|date=1993
|title=Circumcision. Refining a traditional surgical technique
|DOI=10.1016/0091-2182(93)90093-V
|accessdate=
}}</ref> is a specialized clamp for performing non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]]. There is no medical indication for [[circumcision of the newborn]].
The clamp was invented by [[Hiram S. Yellen]] and [[Aaron Goldstein]] in 1934-1935.<ref>{{REFbook
''No anaesthesia is used.
''On children older than twelve months, we find it advisable to insert a few sutures.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Yellen |init=HS |author-link= |last2=Brodie |init2=EL |author2-link= |url=https://archive.org/details/discussions-of-bloodless-circumcision/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Booklet: Discussions of Bloodless Circumcision |journal=Gomco Equipment |date=1939-02 |volume= |issue= |pages=1-22 |accessdate=2024-10-07}}</ref>
</blockquote>
== Advantages ==
* The [[circumcision scar ]] is straight.* The [[circumcision ]] is relatively quick compared to the more recent [[Plastibell]].
== Disadvantages ==
* Involves several small parts, all of which must be sterile so as to ensure the safety of the patient and minimize the risk of [[infection]]. * Special care needs to be taken to match the correct size bell and clamp to prevent injuries to the [[glans]].* Procedure takes longer than the traditional Jewish Shield or [[Mogen ]] Clamp techniques.
* The scar is more visible.
* The procedure may be more painful.
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[[Image:Gomco Image gallery.jpg|Gomco clamp crushing a foreskin]]
{{LINKS}}
* [http://www.danheller.com/circumcision.html Photos of a circumcision, by Dan Heller]
== SEEALSO ==
* [[Dorsal penile nerve block]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Trauma]]
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