The Gomco circumcision: Common problems and solutions

American Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 891-898

  Peleg, David ^a   Steiner, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CIRCUMCISION; CLAMP; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0032530152     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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