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| doi= 10.1016/0091-2182(93)90093-V
| doi= 10.1097/00006254-200405000-00026
| doi = 10.1542/peds.101.6.e5
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| DOI=10.1016/0091-2182(93)90093-V
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}}</ref> is a specialized clamp for performing circumcisions. It was invented by Hiram S. Yellen and Aaron Goldstein in 1934-1935.<ref>{{REFbook
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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
| last=Stang HJ, Snellman LW
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