Ballooning of the foreskin: Difference between revisions
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The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Fleiss | |last=Fleiss | ||
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|author-link=Paul M. Fleiss | |author-link=Paul M. Fleiss | ||
|last2=Hodges | |last2=Hodges | ||
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|author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges | |author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges | ||
|last3=Van Howe | |last3=Van Howe | ||
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|author3-link=Robert S. Van Howe | |author3-link=Robert S. Van Howe | ||
|title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce | |title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce | ||
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|last=Babu | |last=Babu | ||
|first=Ramesh | |first=Ramesh | ||
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|last2=Harrison | |last2=Harrison | ||
|first2=Sara K | |first2=Sara K. | ||
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|last3=Hutton | |last3=Hutton | ||
|first3=Kim | |first3=Kim | ||
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No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal | No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Wright | |last=Wright | ||
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|title=Further to the "Further Fate of the Foreskin" | |title=Further to the "Further Fate of the Foreskin" | ||
|journal=Med J Aust | |journal=Med J Aust | ||