TY  - JOUR
AU  - Angotti, Rossella
AU  - Molinaro, Francesco
AU  - Ferrara, Francesco
AU  - Pellegrino, Chiara
AU  - Bindi, Edoardo
AU  - Fusi, Giulia
AU  - Messina, Mario
PY  - 2018
TI  - Preputialplasty: can be considered an alternative to circumcision? When, how, why? Experience of Italian centre
JF  - Gland Surgery; Vol 7, No 2 (April 03, 2018): Gland Surgery (Interventional Radiology in Glands)
Y2  - 2018
KW  - 
N2  - 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.
UR  - https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/18649