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Phimosis in Boys
Author(s) -
RICKWOOD A. M. K.,
HEMALATHA V.,
BATCUP G.,
SPITZ L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1980.tb02945.x
Subject(s) - foreskin , balanitis , medicine , etiology , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics , cell culture
Summary— Phimosis, defined as scarring of the tip of the prepuce, was studied prospectively in a series of 23 boys aged 4 to 11 years. There was little to support the contention that the condition is caused by trauma, or by ammoniacal or bacterial inflammation of the prepuce, nor could any other aetiological factor be identified. Histological examination of the foreskin showed the appearances of Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans in 20 of 21 specimens submitted for study.