Surgical technique | Short and long-term possible risks | Frequency (%) of adverse events |
---|---|---|
GOMCO clamp | - severe infection requiring antibiotics; | 0.3%-15% |
- severe meatal ulcer; | ||
- urethral laceration; | ||
- bleeding; | ||
- meatal stenosis; | ||
- foreskin adhesions; | ||
- meatitis; | ||
MOGEN clamp | - Need of repeating the procedure if the penis size is small[30, 37–44] | Not available, but reported as “rare” |
PLASTIBELL device | - severe infection requiring antibiotics; | 0%-8% |
- severe meatal ulcer; | ||
- Plastibell ring device itself, which is left on after the procedure and normally takes 7–10 days to fall off. The problems included delayed separation of the ring, incomplete separation of the ring, or the ring becoming stuck on the penile shaft; | ||
- foreskin adhesions; | ||
- meatitis; | ||