Long-term efficiency of skin stretching and a topical corticoid cream application for unretractable foreskin and phimosis in prepubertal boys

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-88

  Ghysel, Christophe ^a   Vander Eeckt, Kathy ^a   Bogaert, Guy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Balanopreputial adhesions; Lichen sclerosus; Phimosis; Prepubertal boys; Skin stretching; Topical corticoid cream application; Unretractable foreskin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHIMOSIS; PREPUBERTY; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STRETCHING; STRETCHING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; BALANITIS XEROTICA OBLITERANS; BETAMETHASONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FORESKIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; OINTMENTS; PHIMOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849115867     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000176031     Document Type: Article

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