A prospective evaluation of plastibell® circumcision in older children.

Introduction And Objective: Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures and one of the most frequently performed worldwide. It can be done by many different techniques. This prospective series presents the results of Plastibell® circumcision in children older than 2 years of age, evaluating surgical duration, immediate and late complications, time for plastic device separation and factors associated with it.

Prospective randomized trial comparing dissection with Plastibell® circumcision.

Objective: To compare and evaluate dissection and Plastibell(®) circumcision techniques for the treatment of phimosis.

Methods: In 2006-2007, 125 children were submitted to circumcision by the same surgeon. The children were randomly divided into two groups (PD: Plastibell(®) and DC: dissection).