Anatomic penile abnormalities

References

Key articles

Øster J. Further fate of the foreskin. Incidence of preputial adhesions, phimosis, and smegma among Danish schoolboys. Arch Dis Child. 1968 Apr;43(228):200-3.Full text  Abstract

Kiss A, Kiraly L, Kutasy B, et al. High incidence of balanitis xerotica obliterans in boys with phimosis: prospective 10-year study. Pediatr Dermatol. 2005 Jul-Aug;22(4):305-8. Abstract

Vorilhon P, Martin C, Pereira B, et al. Assessment of topical steroid treatment for childhood phimosis: review of the literature [in French]. Arch Pediatr. 2011 Apr;18(4):426-31. Abstract

Reference articles

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34. Snodgrass W, Dajusta D, Villanueva C, et al. Foreskin reconstruction does not increase urethroplasty or skin complications after distal TIP hypospadias repair. J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Aug;9(4):401-6. Abstract

35. Snodgrass WT, Khavari R. Prior circumcision does not complicate repair of hypospadias with an intact prepuce. J Urol. 2006 Jul;176(1):296-8. Abstract

36. Wright I, Cole E, Farrokhyar F, et al. Effect of preoperative hormonal stimulation on postoperative complication rates after proximal hypospadias repair: a systematic review. J Urol. 2013 Aug;190(2):652-9. Abstract

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