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.
Preputialplasty: Can be considered an alternative to circumcision? When, how, why? Experience of Italian centre / Angotti, R.; Molinaro, F.; Ferrara, F.; Pellegrino, C.; Bindi, E.; Fusi, G.; Messina, M.. - In: GLAND SURGERY. - ISSN 2227-684X. - 7:2(2018), pp. 228-233. [10.21037/gs.2018.02.04]
Preputialplasty: Can be considered an alternative to circumcision? When, how, why? Experience of Italian centre
Bindi E.;
2018-01-01
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
