@article{GS18649,
author = {Rossella Angotti and Francesco Molinaro and Francesco Ferrara and Chiara Pellegrino and Edoardo Bindi and Giulia Fusi and Mario Messina},
title = {Preputialplasty: can be considered an alternative to circumcision? When, how, why? Experience of Italian centre},
journal = {Gland Surgery},
volume = {7},
number = {2},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin cannot be portrayed on the glans. It is a physiological and common condition in the pediatric age. The pathological form derives from an inflammatory or traumatic lesion. Circumcision is the most common surgical treatment of phimosis but it is a controversial practice, especially in occidental world.
Methods: We enrolled 61 patients with pathological phimosis (22/balanoposthitis, 18/painful erection, 21/ urinary discomfort) between 2015–2017.
Results: All patients underwent preputialplasty.
Conclusions: Various alternatives to circumcision have been described, as manual retraction therapy, topical steroid therapy, and many types of preputialplasty. We report our technique.},
issn = {2227-8575}, url = {https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/18649}
}