Fanny Sanemba Aya, Chumpitazi Corrie Elizabeth
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2020 Jun;7(2):136-138. doi: 10.15441/ceem.18.086. Epub 2020 Jun 30.
Circumcision is a common elective surgical procedure performed worldwide. The Plastibell ring is a plastic device placed between the penis and the foreskin to circumcise a newborn male. This device is used routinely in neonatal circumcision, but complications such as bleeding, infection, and retention may occur. This case report describes the retention of a Plastibell device in a 21-day-old male and an innovative method to remove the device using a ring cutter. Emergency physicians should be aware of ring retention as a complication of the Plastibell ring and the proposed removal technique.
包皮环切术是一种在全球范围内广泛开展的常见择期外科手术。Plastibell环是一种放置在阴茎和包皮之间用于给新生儿男性进行包皮环切的塑料装置。该装置在新生儿包皮环切术中常规使用，但可能会出现出血、感染和环滞留等并发症。本病例报告描述了一名21天大男婴发生的Plastibell环滞留情况以及一种使用环切器移除该装置的创新方法。急诊医生应意识到环滞留是Plastibell环的一种并发症以及所建议的移除技术。
