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Two case reports of unusual phimosis in rhesus monkeys ( Macaca Mulatta )
Author(s) -
Hajinasrollah Mostafa,
Mohitmafi Soroush,
Asadian Asma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12367
Subject(s) - physiology , biology , medicine
Phimosis is the inability of the penis to protrude from the prepuce. In the present report, we present two cases of phimosis in two rhesus monkeys. Surgical enlargement of preputial orifice was performed for unrestricted movement of penis. The exact cause of this condition is unknown to us.