PLASTIBELL CIRCUMCISION

SEVEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

Authors

  • Syed Ali Akbar Women Medical College Abbottabad
  • Syed Qasim Mehmood Women Medical College Abbottabad
  • Muhammad Safdar Khan Women Medical College, Abbottabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2015.22.10.944

Keywords:

Plastibell circumcision, Plastibell device, Plastibell method

Abstract

Design: Prospective Study. Setting: Different hospitals as a day care surgery.
Period: March 2005 up to March 2012. Patients and Methods: Plastibell circumcision in infants
and children’s up to the age of 7 years was conducted using Plastibell device in different hospitals
as a day care surgery. Results: In Plastibell method, local edema was minor complication then
delayed separation of the ring, infection, mild bleeding after plastibell separation, respectively
and no major complication was noted. Conclusion: Plastibell device circumcision prevents
the most serious complications like bleeding, infection etc. It is fast and ensures excellent
cosmoses and it takes short operating time.

Author Biographies

Syed Ali Akbar, Women Medical College Abbottabad

Associate Professor of Surgery

Syed Qasim Mehmood, Women Medical College Abbottabad

Associate Professor Orthopedic Surgery

Muhammad Safdar Khan, Women Medical College, Abbottabad

Associated Professor of Surgery

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Published

2015-10-10

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 10 (2015): Vol: 22 No. 10

Section

Articles