Can circumcision be avoided in adult male with phimosis? Results of the PhimoStop^TM prospective trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Circumcision as surgical treatment of adult phimosis is not devoid of complications. Efficacy of alternative non-surgical options is unclear. PhimoStop^TM is a therapeutic protocol which involves the use of appropriately shaped silicone tuboids of increasing size to obtain a non-forced dilation of the prepuce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and durability of results of PhimoStop^TM device for the treatment of adult male phimosis.

Methods

A prospective trial was conducted between 2018 and 2020 on 85 consecutive adult male patients affected by phimosis and with an indication for circumcision. Patients were treated with PhimoStop^TM protocol and they were evaluated at baseline and after treatment through a subjective (

SUBMITTER: Carilli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661253 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature