Anthropometric Predictors of Appropriate-Sized Plastibell for Neonatal Circumcision
MODEKWE Victor Ifeanyichukwu,
UGWU Jideofor Okechukwu,
EKWUNIFE Okechukwu Hyginus
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Using anthropometric parameters to determine the appropriate Plastibell size before circumcision ensures that cumbersome carrying of all the sizes before each procedure is eliminated and also complications reduced.
METHODS: Male neonates who presented for routine circumcision by Plastibell method were recruited. Collected on a proforma were their age in days, weight in Kg, stretched penile length (SPL) in cm, penile diameter (PD) in cm and the Plastibell size used by the “circumciser”. The routine… Show more
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