title: A unique service in UK delivering Plastibell circumcision: review of 9-year results.
abstract: Muslim infants undergo circumcision for religious reasons and Bradford has a high Muslim population. The National Health Service in UK does not provide religious circumcision, so in 1996 a nurse-delivered circumcision service led by consultant urologists was set up at a no-profit and cost-only basis. Plastibell circumcision was offered to all infants between 6 and 14 weeks old and performed under local anaesthesia. Information leaflets and videotapes about the procedure were available to parents prior to the procedure. A three monthly audit of the service was undertaken. Between July 1996 and June 2005 (9 years) 1,129 circumcisions were performed. The common complications were problems with the ring (3.6%) and bleeding (3%). Overall, there was 96% satisfaction rate among the service users. The Plastibell technique for circumcision is a simple method and can be safely performed by trained nurses with acceptable complication rates.
authors.affiliation: Yorkshire Deanery, 11 Mildred Avenue, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 6AD, UK. victorpalit@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palit
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Menebhi
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Elmasry
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom