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. 2020 Aug 3;180(1):13–20. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03758-6

Table 1.

Surgical procedures for male circumcision

Procedure Description
Gomco clamp The device is placed over the glans; the foreskin is pulled over the bell. Gomco clamp is tightened and left in place a few minutes to allow for hemostasis. The foreskin is then cut with a scalpel [5].
Mogen clamp It is a device with a slit-like space of 3 mm between two blades. The clamp is placed over the glans and the prepuce is positioned into the slit The blades are locked together, crushing the skin and creating hemostasis. The skin is excised from above the clamp [5].
Plastibell device A plastic ring is applied and tied on to the foreskin at the level of desired foreskin removal. Tissue hemostasis is achieved. Removal of foreskin distal to the ligature [5].