Phimosis: Difference between revisions

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* Circumcision results in a permanent [[circumcision scar]].
* Circumcision results in a permanent [[circumcision scar]].


Circumcision should be the treatment of last resort, to be used only after conservative methods of treatment fail.
[[Adolescent and adult circumcision| Circumcision]] should be the treatment of last resort, to be used only after conservative methods of treatment fail.


Kumar et al. (2017) graded phimosis from 0 to 5. They reported that circumcision is necessary to treat grades 4 and 5.<ref name="kumar2017">{{REFjournal
Kumar et al. (2017) graded phimosis from 0 to 5. They reported that circumcision is necessary to treat grades 4 and 5.<ref name="kumar2017">{{REFjournal
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Adolescent and adult circumcision]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Frenulum breve]]
* [[Frenulum breve]]