The surgical treatment of Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans

Background: Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) is a chronic, often progressive disease, which can lead to phimosis and urethral stenosis, affecting both urinary and sexual function. Steroid creams are usually the first-line treatment but have a limited role and surgical intervention is frequently n...

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Main Authors: A. Hartley, C. Ramanathan, H. Siddiqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699486