paraphimosis
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Paraphimosis is an uncommon medical condition in which the foreskin of a penis becomes trapped behind the glans penis, and cannot be reduced (pulled back to its normal flaccid position covering the glans). If this condition persists for several hours or there is any sign of a lack of blood flow, paraphimosis should be treated as a medical emergency, as it can result in gangrene.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Paraphimosis
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- Medical condition (new).pronounce
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- Medical condition (new).field
- Urology
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Gangrene of the glans penis
- Medical condition (new).types
- Physiological, pathological
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Iatrogenic, handling foreskin improperly
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Phimosis, uncircumcised
- Medical condition (new).prevention
- Returning foreskin to unretracted position after retraction, foreskin stretching, circumcision
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Manual reduction, circumcision
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 0.2% (uncircumcised children)
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Research
264 papers- Prepuce: phimosis, paraphimosis, and circumcision.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2011
- Paediatric paraphimosis.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2016
- Paraphimosis.2026
- [Urologic Emergencies: Paraphimosis].Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique · 2020
- Paraphimosis.Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association · 2006
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Causes
- Prevention and treatment
- References
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Paraphimosis is an uncommon medical condition in which the foreskin of a penis becomes trapped behind the glans penis, and cannot be reduced (pulled back to its normal flaccid position covering the glans). If this condition persists for several hours or there is any sign of a lack of blood flow, paraphimosis should be treated as a medical emergency, as it can result in gangrene.
==Causes== Paraphimosis is usually caused by medical professionals (iatrogenic) or parents who handle the foreskin improperly. The foreskin may be retracted during penile examination, penile cleaning, urethral catheterization, or cystoscopy; if the foreskin is left retracted for a long period, some of the foreskin tissue may become oedematous (swollen with fluid), which makes subsequent reduction of the foreskin difficult.
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