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'''Lymphoedema''' is swelling (especially in subcutaneous tissues) as a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes and the accumulation of large amounts of lymph in the affected region.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lymphoedema
|title=Lymphoedema
|last=
|first=
|publisher=The Free Dictionary
|date=2012
|accessdate=2022-05-13
}}</ref>
==Lymphoedema after circumcision==
'''Lymphoedema''' and associated swelling in the [[penis]] is an expected complication of [[circumcision]].<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal
|last=Kaplan
|first=George W. |init=GW |author-link=George W. Kaplan
|title=Complications of circumcision
|journal=Urol Clin N Amer
}}</ref><ref name="williams-kapilla1993">{{REFjournal
|last=Williams
|firstinit=N
|author-link=
|last2=Kapilla
|first2init2=L
|author2-link=
|etal=no
|DOI=10.1002/bjs.1800801005
|accessdate=2019-11-26
}}</ref> Ferhatoglu et al. (2019) reported edema in 108 of 198 patients or 54.5 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Ferhatoglu
|first=
|init=Mf
|author-link=
|last2=Kartal
|first2=
|init2=A
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|last3=Gurkan
|first3=
|init3=A
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|etal=no
|title=Evaluation of Male Circumcision: Retrospective Analysis of One Hundred and Ninety-eight Patients
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=Cureus
|location=
|date=2019-04-27
|volume=11
|issue=4
|article=
|page=e4555
|pages=
|url=https://www.cureus.com/articles/19380-evaluation-of-male-circumcision-retrospective-analysis-of-one-hundred-and-ninety-eight-patients
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=31275779
|pubmedCID=6592839
|DOI=10.7759/cureus.4555
|accessdate=2022-02-17
}}</ref> The length of time that it lasts after circumcision varies and is unpredictable, but it is not uncommon for it to last many months.
Blood is supplied to the penis by arteries deep within the penis. Blood is returned to the heart by veins in the [[foreskin]]. Circumcision severs those veins, so blood has difficulty in returning to the heart. This causes a buildup of [https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lymphatic+fluid lymphatic fluid] in the penis.
Swelling most commonly occurs in the residual internal [[mucosa ]] between the [[glans]] penis and the [[circumcision scar]](distal of the scar), but may also occur elsewhere. Lymphoedema may be more common after [[adolescent and adult circumcision]]. There does not seem to be any satisfactory treatment for it except patience and time. ==Lymphoedema after masturbation== Lymphoedema of the [[foreskin]] may occur after vigorous and/or prolonged [[masturbation]]. It is painless and harmless. It usually resolves within 24 hours. ==Paraphimosis==Lymphoedema frequently occurs secondary to [[paraphimosis]] due to the restriction of blood circulation in the penis.
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