Phimosis and Paraphimosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Phimosis and Paraphimosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Phimosis refers to the inability to retract the distal foreskin over the glans penis. Physiologic phimosis occurs naturally in newborn males. Pathologic phimosis defines an inability to retract the foreskin after it was previously retractible or ...

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Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:22 am By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins

Patients with phimosis are at risk for developing paraphimosis when the foreskin is forcibly retracted past the glans.http://bit.ly/9azm0u

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Balanitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis.1 Balanitis involving the foreskin and prepuce is termed balanoposthitis. Though uncommon, a complication of balanitis (usually only in recurrent cases) is constricting phimosis, or inability to retract the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:19 am By:

Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. A complication of balanitis is constricting phimosis. Learn more. http://bit.ly/daL9Xz

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Dorsal Slit of the Foreskin: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Dorsal slit of the foreskin is performed to relieve strangulation of the glans by a paraphimosis or to visualize the urethral meatus in patients with phimosis.1, 2View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 15, 2010 at 4:36 pm By:

J_Bohlen Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library

Dorsal slit of the foreskin is a surgical procedure on the penis. Find out when this procedure is indicated. http://bit.ly/a6mMLP

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