Phimosis overview

Overview

Phimosis is a medical condition in which the foreskin of the penis of a male cannot be fully retracted. The word derives from the Greek phimos (Template:Unicode, “muzzle”). The term is confusing because it is used to denote both a physiological stage of development (i.e. not a disease), and a pathological condition (i.e. a condition that causes problems for a person). Elasticity and ambiguity of definition are especially common when referring to infants. Conflicting incidence reports and widely varying post-neonatal circumcision rates reflect looseness in the diagnostic criteria.^[1]^[2] Phimosis has become a topic of contention in circumcision debates^[3]

References

↑ Cantu Jr. S. Phimosis and paraphimosis emedicine.com. Excellent Emedicine overview.
↑ Dewan PA.Treating phimosis Med J Austral 178:148-150, 2003. Discussion of physiological and pathological phimosis in childhood and use of diagnosis to justify surgery for parents’ sake. Pictures of infant penises with and without phimosis.
↑ Multiple authors.“Matters arising” Med J Austral 178:587-90, 2003. Letters to the Med J Austral debating the phimosis statistics of Spilsbury and the treatment recommendations of Dewan from both proponents and opponents of circumcision.

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[Cantu-1] Cantu Jr. S. Phimosis and paraphimosis emedicine.com. Excellent Emedicine overview.

[Dewan2003-2] Dewan PA.Treating phimosis Med J Austral 178:148-150, 2003. Discussion of physiological and pathological phimosis in childhood and use of diagnosis to justify surgery for parents’ sake. Pictures of infant penises with and without phimosis.

[MJA2003-3] Multiple authors.“Matters arising” Med J Austral 178:587-90, 2003. Letters to the Med J Austral debating the phimosis statistics of Spilsbury and the treatment recommendations of Dewan from both proponents and opponents of circumcision.

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Phimosis overview

Overview

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