Attachment of the foreskin: Difference between revisions

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==Adhesion==

An adhesion of the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans penis]] is abnormal, pathological and ~~frequently~~ iatrogenic. They frequently occur as a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] of the newborn.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984">{{REFjournal

An adhesion of the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans penis]] is abnormal, pathological, and usually iatrogenic. They frequently occur as a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] of the newborn.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984">{{REFjournal

|last=Gracely-Kilgore

|first=Katherine

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To effect a circumcision of a newborn boy, the natural fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant foreskin and the glans penis, which leaves both surfaces in a raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].

To effect a circumcision of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].

An adhesion may form when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.

An adhesion may form in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.

Adhesions are not fusions and do not have a balanopreputial lamina, so they will not spontaneously disintegrate.

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|publisher=British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)

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|date=2017-06

|accessdate=2023-05-09

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== Frenulum ==

A frenulum is a small frenum or bridle.<ref>{{REFweb

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 ==Adhesion==
-An adhesion of the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans penis]] is abnormal, pathological and frequently iatrogenic. They frequently occur as a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] of the newborn.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984">{{REFjournal
+An adhesion of the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans penis]] is abnormal, pathological, and usually iatrogenic. They frequently occur as a [[complication]] of [[circumcision]] of the newborn.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984">{{REFjournal
   |last=Gracely-Kilgore
   |first=Katherine
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 }}</ref>
-To effect a circumcision  of a newborn boy, the natural fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant foreskin and the glans penis, which leaves both surfaces in a  raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].
+To effect a circumcision of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a  raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].
-An adhesion may form when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.
+An adhesion may form in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.
 Adhesions are not fusions and do not have a balanopreputial lamina, so they will not spontaneously disintegrate.
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   |last=Anonymous
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-  |publisher=British Association of Urological Surgeons(BAUS)
+  |publisher=British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
   |format=PDF
   |date=2017-06
   |accessdate=2023-05-09
 }}</ref>
 == Frenulum ==
 A frenulum is a small frenum or bridle.<ref>{{REFweb