Circumcision Complications Associated with the Plastibell Device and Conventional Dissection Surgery: A Trial of 586 Infants of Ages up to 12 Months
Table 2
Complications of circumcision by conventional dissection surgery and Plastibell
methods based on the weight percentile of subjects (chi-square analysis).
Complications
Conventional dissection surgery ()
Plastibell method ()
P-value (surgery versus Plastibell)
Upper 10%
Normal
Lower 10%
P-value*
Upper 10%
Normal
Lower 10%
P-value*
.051
weight
weight
weight
weight
weight
weight
()
()
()
()
()
()
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Infection
0
0
0
0
0
0
.162
0
0
4
1.05
0
0
.935
Bleeding
0
0
3
1.46
1
0.49
0
0
5
1.31
0
0
Hematoma
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.26
0
0
Excess mucosa
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1.05
1
0.26
Disposition
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.53
0
0
Delayed falling
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.26
8
2.10
1
0.26
No complication
6
2.93
186
90.73
9
4.39
9
2.36
325
85.3
20
5.25
*P-value of complications in each group based on their weight percentile.
