Bipolar scissors circumcision is a safe, fast, and bloodless procedure in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2048-2053

  Méndez Gallart, Roberto ^a   Estévez, Elina ^a   Bautista, Adolfo ^a   Rodríguez, Pablo ^a   Taboada, Pedro ^a   Armas, Azucena L ^a   Pradillos, Jose M ^a   Varela, Ramiro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar scissors; Circumcision; Pediatric; Penis; Phimosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR SCISSOR; BLEEDING; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; EDEMA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHIMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 70350052578     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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