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Wikify circumcision and foreskin; Add categories.
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}}</ref> Gomco stands for the <u>Go</u>ldstein <u>M</u>edical <u>Co</u>mpany, the original manufacturer of the clamp.<ref name="gelbaum"/> In a 1998 study, it was the preferred [[circumcision ]] technique of 67% of US physicians.<ref>{{REFjournal
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# Anesthetic should be applied (though it is a historically recent addition, dating only to approximately the early 1990s).
# The [[foreskin ]] is gripped with two hemostats (tissue holders) and a tool is inserted between his foreskin and glans.<ref name="children.webmd"/>
# Once separated, a hemostat is used to pull his foreskin lengthwise in order to reduce bleeding.<ref name="children.webmd">HealthWise Medical Reference, Available online at: http://children.webmd.com/tc/circumcision-what-happens-during-a-circumcision Last Updated: February 19, 2008.</ref>
# Next, the foreskin is cut lengthwise through the stretched tissue (dorsal slit) to allow space to insert the circumcision device.<ref name="children.webmd" />
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