Phimosis
| Subclass of | penile disease, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | urology |
| Described at URL | http://bacsisaigon.net/hep-bao-quy-dau.html |
| ICPC 2 ID | Y81 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C26852 |
Phimosis (from Greek φίμωσις phimōsis 'muzzling'[1]) be a condition insyd wich de foreskin of de penis no fi stretch to allow am to be pulled back past de glans.[2] A balloon-like swelling under de foreskin fi occur plus urination.[2] Insyd teenagers den adults, e fi result in pain during an erection, buh otherwise e no be painful.[2] Those wey be affected be at greater risk of inflammation of de glans, dem know as balanitis, den oda complications.[2]
Insyd infancy, dem dey consider phimosis physiological (normal).[1] At birth, de foreskin be naturally adhere to de glans, wey e no fi be retracted. As de kiddie dey age, insyd chaw cases, de foreskin go naturally detach. Insyd young boys, e be normal dem no fi be able to pull back de foreskin at all.[3] Over 90% of cases resolve by de age of seven, although full retraction dey still prevent by balanopreputial adhesions insyd over half at dis age.[3][4] Occasionally, phimosis fi be caused by an underlying condition such as scarring secof balanitis anaa balanitis xerotica obliterans.[4] Dis typically fi be diagnosed by seeing scarring of de opening of de foreskin.[4]
Generally, dem no dey consider treatment necessary unless de foreskin still no fi be retracted by de age of 18.[5] Dem for no attempt efforts to pull back de foreskin during de early years of a young male ein life.[3] For those in whom de condition no dey improve further, dem fi give time anaa a dem fi use steroid cream make dem attempt to loosen de tight skin.[3] If dis method, dem combine plus stretching exercises, no be effective, then dem fi recommend oda treatments such as circumcision.[3] A potential complication of phimosis be paraphimosis, wer de tight foreskin cam be trapped behind de glans.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 Kirk RH, Winslet MC (2007). Essential General Surgical Operations (in English). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-443-10314-8. Archived from the original on 2017-11-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Phimosis". PubMed Health. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "What are the treatment options for phimosis?". PubMed Health. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 McGregor TB, Pike JG, Leonard MP (March 2007). "Pathologic and physiologic phimosis: approach to the phimotic foreskin". Canadian Family Physician. 53 (3): 445–8. PMC 1949079. PMID 17872680.
- ↑ "Natural Foreskin Retraction in Intact Children and Teens" (in English). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
External links
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- Phimosis, by the University of California, San Francisco Urology department
