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PhysiologicalScarring of the foreskinBalanitis xerotica oRetractionPenisTypes of phimosisClitoral phimosisBalanoposthitisPrepuceChronic inflammationDiagnosisLichenCircumcision surgeryMeatal stenosisUrologicalPathologicPost circumcisionPatientsOccurHygieneIndicationsRednessChildhoodSymptomsSurgicallyInfectionsRecurrentSeverePreputioplastyOccurs dueGlansOverlyExaminationConditionDoctorsSurgeryTreatmentCasesCommonBoysFoundYearsPossibilityChildrenTypeStudy
Physiological8
Scarring of the foreskin1
Balanitis xerotica o6
  • Occasionally, phimosis may be caused by an underlying condition such as scarring due to balanitis or balanitis xerotica obliterans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (thought to be the same condition as balanitis xerotica obliterans) is regarded as a common (or even the main) cause of pathological phimosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 An Australian study found phimosis, acute balanoposthitis, and balanitis xerotica obliterans to be the most common medical indications for circumcision at all ages. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • In "pathological phimosis" or balanitis xerotica obliterans, the prepuce, glans, and sometimes even the urethra experience a progressive inflammatory condition involving inflammation of the glans penis, an unusually dry lesion, and occasional endarteritis. (hermanwallace.com)
  • Medical indications for circumcision include pathological phimosis with a non-retractable scarred prepuce, recurrent balanoposthitis being infection of the glans and preputial sac, lichen sclerosus atrophicans (balanitis xerotica obliterans), paraphimosis, and recurrent urinary tract infections usually associated with urinary tract abnormalities such as vesicoureteric reflux. (mpconsulting.co.za)
  • Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) is a chronic skin disease which mainly affects the genital area, namely the prepuce, gland and urethra, and results in severe phimosis, glanular lesions and meatal stenosis ( 1 ). (iiarjournals.org)
Retraction3
  • Phimosis may occur after other types of chronic inflammation (such as balanoposthitis), repeated catheterization, or forcible foreskin retraction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because American culture has been underexposed to intact penises with foreskins, even healthcare providers sometimes do not know that a non-retractable foreskin is natural and normal in childhood, and they often force retraction, leading to pathological phimosis issues. (intactamerica.org)
  • Phimosis may emerge as a tight ring of the foreskin, which circles the tip of the penis that prevents full retraction. (pristyncare.com)
Penis6
  • Phimosis (from Greek φίμωσις phimōsis 'muzzling') is a condition in which the foreskin of the penis cannot stretch to allow it to be pulled back past the glans. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2016). Common urological problems in children: prepuce, phimosis, and buried penis. (hermanwallace.com)
  • Moreover, in those with phimosis cleaning the penis head may be challenging, and this further worsens the condition. (hisential.com)
  • Phimosis is a urological condition related to the foreskin of the penis. (pristyncare.com)
  • Phimosis is a urological condition defined as the inability to retract the skin (foreskin) that covers the head of the penis. (pristyncare.com)
  • Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin is uncomfortable being retracted or cannot be fully retracted, or pulled back, from around the tip of the penis. (gentleproceduresireland.ie)
Types of phimosis1
Clitoral phimosis1
  • In women, a comparable condition is known as "clitoral phimosis", whereby the clitoral hood cannot be retracted, limiting exposure of the glans clitoridis. (wikipedia.org)
Balanoposthitis2
  • 3 Children with recalcitrant, recurrent (more than 2 episodes), or an initial acute balanoposthitis that causes pathological phimosis may require circumcision. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • The most common indications for adult circumcision were phimosis (52.5%), routine/ritual circumcision (28.7%), phimosis + balanitis/balanoposthitis (6.8%), balanitis (3.8%) and balanoposthitis (2.6%), and significantly varied by age groups. (bvsalud.org)
Prepuce2
  • Once phimosis is diagnosed, the parents of the young male need to be educated on keeping the prepuce clean. (hermanwallace.com)
  • A study has shown complete resolution of the phimosis occurred in 76% of boys by simply stretching the prepuce daily for 3 months. (hermanwallace.com)
Chronic inflammation1
Diagnosis4
  • Phimosis is apparently not a highlight in medical school curriculum, and parents often seek attention for other issues that lead to the diagnosis of phimosis. (hermanwallace.com)
  • What tests will you conduct to confirm the diagnosis of phimosis? (pristyncare.com)
  • reported that, in a series of 106 patients who underwent urethroplasty for anterior urethral strictures, 31 (29%) received a specific pathological diagnosis of lichen sclerosus , which involved the meatus in 19%, navicularis urethra in 16%, penile urethra in 3% and the entire anterior urethra in 52% of the cases. (uretra.it)
  • The diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis presupposes that we have first excluded any other pathological condition originating from pelvic organs, i.e. urological, gynecological or intestinal disease. (imop.gr)
Lichen2
  • In having been circumcised, phimosis, obesity, 1911, Queyrat coined the term, conducted poor hygiene, lichen sclerosus, infection a further study of the lesion and gave it by HPV-16 and HPV-18, smoking, use of the name of érythroplasie. (bvsalud.org)
  • A study of 1.178 boys with phimosis found that 40% had evidence of lichen sclerosus , with the higest incidence in boys 9 to 11 year old. (uretra.it)
Circumcision surgery3
  • Circumcision surgery If your phimosis condition is severe, your doctor might recommend circumcision surgery, which is a surgical procedure for the removal of the foreskin. (pristyncare.com)
  • Open, partial, or complete circumcision surgery is performed to treat phimosis. (pristyncare.com)
  • If you are looking for Phimosis Circumcision Surgery in Ghaziabad , then Kumar Nursing Home is one stop destination for all your requirements. (kumarnursinghome.com)
Meatal stenosis1
Urological1
  • In a review article, Chan and Wong (2016) described urological problems among children, including phimosis. (hermanwallace.com)
Pathologic1
  • others use the term "non-retractile foreskin" to distinguish this developmental condition from pathologic phimosis. (wikipedia.org)
Post circumcision1
  • The male form of BXO was first defined in 1928 by Sthumer ( 4 ), who reported it as a post-circumcision phenomenon based on its pathological appearance. (iiarjournals.org)
Patients4
  • Older patients were more likely to undergo circumcision for concurrent phimosis and balanitis or cancer, whereas younger patients sought circumcision for dyspareunia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although the TNM stage and pathological classification systems, from the 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), were widely used to predict the survival of PC patients [ 12 , 13 ], a lot of limitations existed. (researchsquare.com)
  • The patients looking for Phimosis Treatment in Ghaziabad should contact us. (kumarnursinghome.com)
  • Extensive clinical and pathological data on renal cancer patients is also available. (ucsf.edu)
Occur3
  • When the skin is forcibly retracted, "pathological phimosis" can occur, which can lead to bleeding, scarring, and psychological trauma for the child and parent. (intactamerica.org)
  • Phimosis can also just occur naturally. (gentleproceduresireland.ie)
  • Surgery itself is never curative, only palliative, as it does not cure the underlying pathological process that caused the problem to occur. (hpathy.com)
Hygiene1
Indications1
Redness1
  • If the foreskin is too long or phimosis, the coronal sulcus is easy to hide dirt and dirt, leading to foreskin balanitis, foreskin pain, redness, itching and other discomforts, easy to cause urinary tract infection and penile cellulitis, etc., repeated attacks can easily lead to external urethral opening Stenosis may affect the function of the bladder and kidneys in the long term, and even cause cancer. (bevybeauty.ng)
Childhood3
Symptoms4
Surgically2
  • 2017) evaluated the functional and cosmetic outcomes of "trident" preputial plasty using a modified-triple incision for surgically managing phimosis in children ages 3-15. (hermanwallace.com)
  • Systematic studies on boys have shown that 10% to 40% of all surgically treated cases of phimosis are due to LS ( 8 - 10 ) and the aetiology remains unknown ( 11 ). (iiarjournals.org)
Infections1
Recurrent1
  • It is usually only recommended by doctors to treat problems including pathological phimosis, recurrent balanitis or recurrent UTIs. (kiindred.co)
Severe1
Preputioplasty1
Occurs due1
  • They may also prescribe some antibiotics and antibacterial creams if phimosis occurs due to bacteria. (pristyncare.com)
Glans2
  • A potential complication of phimosis is paraphimosis, where the tight foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans. (wikipedia.org)
  • A A 52-year-old male patient presented to the urology office with a two-year history of noticing a Abordaje quirúrgico bright red, pruritic, and painful lesion on the glans and foreskin with a progressive increase in size that did not improve with primario en un paciente antibiotic and antifungal treatments. (bvsalud.org)
Overly2
Examination1
  • The physical examination is presented as a checklist with possible (pathological) results. (urology-textbook.com)
Condition3
  • Rickwood, as well as other authors, has suggested that true phimosis is over-diagnosed due to failure to distinguish between normal developmental non-retractability and a pathological condition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unless some pathological condition affects a girl's outer reproductive zone, the elective or non-therapeutic excision of her naturally protective clitoral hood would be a senseless violation of the bodily integrity and healthy functioning with which the Creator endowed her. (catholicsagainstcircumcision.org)
  • Any pathological condition like a tumor is usually associated with it. (planetayurveda.net)
Doctors1
  • So, if you think that you are living with phimosis, it is a good idea to consult our doctors, rather than live with it. (hisential.com)
Surgery1
Treatment7
Cases1
Common1
Boys1
Found1
Years1
Possibility2
  • Phimosis is also a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, so the doctor might check the blood sugar levels with various tests to rule out this possibility. (pristyncare.com)
  • Absolute infertility is infertility associated with irreversible pathological changes in the genitals that exclude the possibility of conception (with the congenital absence of internal genital organs or their surgical removal). (clomid-info.com)
Children1
Type1
  • This rare, progressive myopia type is also called pathological or malignant myopia and is usually inherited from parents. (medfin.in)
Study1
  • Citing a National Cancer Institute study, Dr. Spiess said the role of adjuvant therapy in treating penile cancer is limited, particularly if it is diagnosed with adverse pathological features such as extranodal extension. (auadailynews.org)