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Ballooning of the foreskin

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'''Ballooning of the foreskin''' occurs when urine flows out of the urethra of the [[penis]] faster than it flows out of the [[foreskin]] of an intact boy. Ballooning cannot occur until the inner layer of the foreskin has separated from the [[glans penis]] with to which it is attached by a [[synechia]]. Although Ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if it pulls apart the synechial connection to the glans penis.
The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from infection.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal
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