Mustafa Biomy and Eslam M. Ibrahim
Tamer Alsaied Alnaimy , Tamer Rushdy Elalfy and Mohammed A.Elkilany
Ahmed Mahmoud Hussein1 M.D.; Ahmed Abd Alaziz Mohammad1 M.D.; Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Nasser2 M.Sc.
Sherif Essam Eldin Tawfik, MD; Abdelrahman Mohamed Salem, MD
Abdelrahman Mohammed, MD, Ahmed Kamal Gabr, MD, Sherif Essam Eldin Tawfik, MD
Ashraf Elsebaie MD, Ahmed Abdelsalam Hafiz MD, Ahmed Maher MD, Rasha Abdelkader MD
Ahmed M.S.M Marzouk, Haitham S. Omar
Hany F. Habashy
Maged Rihan, MD, MRCS
Karim Sabry (MD, MRCS) , Wael A Jumuah (MD) ,Yasser El Ghamrini (MD)
Ahmed Shoka, MD, MRCS, Fady Makram, MD, FACS, Mohamed Matar, MD, FACS.
Mohammed Matar,1 MD, FACS, Ahmed Shoka,1 MD, MRCS, Heba Nader,2 MD
Mokhtar Abd Elrahman Bahbah, MD; Ehab M Oraby, MD.
Youssif Khachaba, Waleed Reda, Ahmed Abd El Salam, Ahmed Samy Saad Hussein, Nadeen Mohamed El Essawy, Ashraf El Sebaie
Naguib Abdelkreem ElAskary MD, Ahmed Osmane MD
Mahmoud Hamda MS, Naguib Abdelkreem ElAskary MD, Ahmed Osmane MD
Ahmed M.S.M. Marzouk
1Waleed AlBadry, MSc, MRCS;1Raafat Gohar, MD; 1Ashraf El-Sebaie; 2Mohamed Salah, MD;1Mohamed Ashraf El Meleigy, MD
Plastibell Versus Bone Cutting Techniques in Neonatal and Infantile Circumcision: A Retrospective Study and Review of Outcomes
Introduction and Aim of Study: For thousands of years the practice of male circumcision is done based on
religious, traditional and medical indications, Bone cutting method is a popular procedure despite the
possible related complications, Plastibell technique is an alternative technique with the use of a special
device, in this study we compared both techniques and outcomes. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 350
infants who had circumcision were classified into two groups plastibell group (Group A) and Bone cutting
group (Group B), a comparative analysis regarding operative duration, anathesia used and post-operative
complications. Results: 182 infants (93 less than 28 days and 89 were 28 days or older) in (Group A), and
168 (102 less than 28 days and 66 were 28 days or older) in (Group B), operative duration in (Group A)
was 3-8 minutes (Mean 4.76, SD 1.20), 5 -12 minutes (Mean 6.83, SD 1.68) in (Group B). local anathesia
cream only was used in 111 infants (61%) in (Group A) and 90 infants (53%) while addition of penile block
was needed in 71 infants (39%) in (Group A) and 78 infants (47%) in (Group B) (P value < 0.01). postoperative complications penile edema in 53 (29.1%) and 34 (20.2%), bleeding in 3 (1.6%) and 15 (8.9%) in
groups A and B respectively (P value <0.01). 2 infants in Group B had superficial injuries and 2 cases
(1.6%) had retention of the plastibell which needed manual removal (NS). Conclusion: Plastibell technique
for circumcision is a safe and easy procedure with less operative duration and post-operative
complications when compared with conventional bone cutting technique.