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There still seems to a wide range of opinion on the best treatment modalities for BXO. The cause is still unknown, although Shelley et al. (1999) hypothesize spirochete infection.<ref name="neuhaus" /> More research is needed. Now, however, there is a good possibility of successful treatment without radical circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal | There still seems to a wide range of opinion on the best treatment modalities for BXO. The cause is still unknown, although Shelley et al. (1999) hypothesize spirochete infection.<ref name="neuhaus" /> More research is needed. Now, however, there is a good possibility of successful treatment without radical circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Dalton | |last=Dalton | ||
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|author-link=John Dalton | |author-link=John Dalton | ||
|url=https://bmj.com/ | |url=https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/28/bxo-does-not-require-treatment-circumcision | ||
|title=BXO does not require treatment by circumcision (letter) | |title=BXO does not require treatment by circumcision (letter) | ||
|journal=BMJ | |journal=BMJ | ||
|date=2000 | |date=2000-10-02 | ||
}} | |volume=321 | ||
|page=792 | |||
}}</ref> The trend today seems to be for greater use of medical treatment and less use of radical surgery in the treatment of BXO. | |||
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