Topical steroid therapy as an alternative to circumcision for phimosis in boys younger than 3 years

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 4 II, 2002, Pages 1746-1747

  Elmore, James M ^a   Baker, Linda A ^a   Snodgrass, Warren T ^a   Dewan, Paddy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Circumcision; Infant; Phimosis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; STEROID;

BALANOPHOSTITIS; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS GLANS; PHIMOSIS; PREPUCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0036784295     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200210020-00022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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