What is Phimosis?

What is Phimosis?

• Phimosis: Where there is constriction of the male foreskin so that it cannot be pulled back over the glans of the penis.
• Phimosis: The inability to retract the foreskin over the glans penis due to tightness of the prepuce.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Phimosis: an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Phimosis: Introduction

Types of Phimosis:

Broader types of Phimosis:

• Foreskin conditions
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How serious is Phimosis?

Complications of Phimosis: see complications of Phimosis

What causes Phimosis?

Causes of Phimosis: see causes of Phimosis

What are the symptoms of Phimosis?

Symptoms of Phimosis: see symptoms of Phimosis

Complications of Phimosis: see complications of Phimosis

Phimosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Phimosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Phimosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Phimosis: see treatments for Phimosis

Society issues for Phimosis

Hospitalization statistics for Phimosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Phimosis:

• 0.195% (24,896) of hospital consultant episodes were for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6% of hospital consultant episodes for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for redundant prepucephimosis and paraphimosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Phimosis:

Organs and body systems related to Phimosis include:

• Penis
• Foreskin

Name and Aliases of Phimosis

Main name of condition: Phimosis

Non-retractile foreskin Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Phimosis:

• Undescended testis
• Urinary tract infection
• Priapism
• Peyronie's disease
• Penile cancer
• Penile
• Injury
• Paraphimosis
• Fistula formation
• Infection
• Erectile dysfunction

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