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2011, Number 598

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Rev Med Cos Cen 2011; 68 (598)

Tratamiento médico de la fimosis primaria: El rol de los corticoesteroides tópicos

Solís BA

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 339-344
PDF size: 365.81 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Phimosis is described as the inability to retract the foreskin. Physiological phimosis is the inability to retract the foreskin due to the presence of adhesions between it and the glans. It is classified as secondary or pathological phimosis when this difficulty persists in a child older than 4 years or when the foreskin is attached by a fibrous ring as a result of forced preputial retraction maneuvers. The application of topical steroids is an effective therapeutic alternative with clear advantages; it is a noninvasive treatment, outpatient easy to perform, which can be applied by parents, inexpensive and virtually free of side effects.


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