Advances in Urology
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 606123, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/606123
Research Article

Circumcision Complications Associated with the Plastibell Device and Conventional Dissection Surgery: A Trial of 586 Infants of Ages up to 12 Months

Seyed Abdollah Mousavi1 and Ebrahim Salehifar2

1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari 48157 33971, Iran
2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari 48157 33971, Iran

Received 26 July 2008; Accepted 2 September 2008

Academic Editor: Chris Gonzalez

Copyright © 2008 Seyed Abdollah Mousavi and Ebrahim Salehifar. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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