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Phimosis

Phimosis (from Greek φίμωσις phimōsis 'muzzling') is a penile condition characterized by restricted foreskin retractability, such that the foreskin cannot be stretched sufficiently to permit retraction beyond the glans during an erection. A balloon-like swelling under the foreskin may occur with urination. In teenagers and adults, it may result in pain…

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Causes
Normal, balanitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans
Complications
Balanitis, penile cancer,[citation needed] urinary retention
Differential diagnosis
Hair tourniquet, lymphedema of the penis
Duration
Typically resolves by 18 years old
Frequency
1%–2% (in uncircumcised males 18 years or older)
Pronunciation
/fɪˈmoʊsɪs/ or /faɪˈmoʊsɪs/

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Phimosis

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples72
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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related to Nonsurgical · 19
Phimosis → After, Beaugé, Cheaper, Even, FDA, Flesh, Gently, However, If, It, Patients, Rings, Skin, Stretching, Studies, The, There, These, Topical
related to history · 16
Phimosis → According, At, Charles, France, Garfield, Guiteau, Guiteau's, However, James, King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Non-retractile, She, Simone Bertiere, US, Vincent Cronin
related to Surgical · 7
Phimosis → Circumcision, Dorsal, It, Often, Preputioplasty, Surgical, Ventral
has treatment · 4
Phimosis → Choice, If, Non-retractile, Physiologic
related to Epidemiology · 3
Phimosis → Others, These, When
related to External links · 3
Phimosis → California, San Francisco Urology, University
related to Prognosis · 3
Phimosis → In, Some, The
Causes · 1
Phimosis → Normal, balanitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans
Complications · 1
Phimosis → Balanitis, penile cancer,[citation needed] urinary retention
Differential diagnosis · 1
Phimosis → Hair tourniquet, lymphedema of the penis

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foreskin glans may circumcision retraction condition normal balanitis penis males years retracted age stretching treatment due effective considered cases cannot

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PhimosisCausesNormal, balanitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans1.00infobox
PhimosisComplicationsBalanitis, penile cancer,[citation needed] urinary retention1.00infobox
PhimosisDifferential diagnosisHair tourniquet, lymphedema of the penis1.00infobox
PhimosisDurationTypically resolves by 18 years old1.00infobox
PhimosisFrequency1%–2% (in uncircumcised males 18 years or older)1.00infobox
PhimosisPronunciation/fɪˈmoʊsɪs/ or /faɪˈmoʊsɪs/1.00infobox
PhimosisRisk factorsDiaper rash, poor cleaning, diabetes1.00infobox
PhimosisSpecialtyUrology1.00infobox
PhimosisSymptomsUnable to pull the foreskin back past the glans1.00infobox
PhimosisTreatmentSteroid cream, stretching exercises, preputioplasty circumcision1.00infobox
PhimosisUsual onsetNormal at birth1.00infobox
scarring due to balanitis or balanitis xerotica obliteransinstance ofphimosis may be caused by an underlying condition0.80text

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