p("JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, Volume 152, Number 3: Pages 987-9, September 1994.");
head("Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus causing phimosis in boys: a prospective study with 5-year followup after complete circumcision.");
p("Meuli M; Briner J; Hanimann B; Sacher P");
p("Department of Surgery,
" . elink("http://www.kispi.uzh.ch/index_en.html"
target="_blank">University Children's Hospital") . ",
Zurich,
Switzerland.");
head("Abstract:");
p("We prospectively investigated 100 pediatric patients
suffering from phimosis and found a 10% incidence of lichen
sclerosus et atrophicus. This condition usually can be
diagnosed preoperatively because of its classic manifestation
of severe phimosis due to a sclerotic, whitish ring at the
tip of the prepuce, which in our cases was accompanied by
sclerogenous glanular lesions. To our knowledge our study
represents the first evidence that the development of
secondary phimosis with no apparent reason in school-age boys
is highly suggestive for lichen sclerosus et atrophicus.
Complete circumcision is the therapy of choice because it
completely removes all affected tissue and it allows
spontaneous regression or resolution of glanular lesions.
There has been no recurrence after 5 years of followup.");
hr();
Citation:
Meuli M, Briner J, Hanimann B, Sacher P. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus causing phimosis in boys: a prospective study with 5-year followup after complete circumcision. J Urol 1994:152(3):987-9.
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