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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
|last=Dalton
|init=JDJDD
|author-link=John Dalton
|url=https://www.bmj.com/cgirapid-response/eletters2011/32110/726428/792#10014bxo-does-not-require-treatment-circumcision
|title=BXO does not require treatment by circumcision (letter)
|journal=BMJ
|date=2000-10-02 |volume=321 |page=792}} rapid response pages.</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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