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

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 in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.

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