Eckert K. (1) ; Janssen N. (2) ; Franz M. (3) ; Liedgens P.
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Background Removing boys’ foreskins, even for medical reasons, is
increasingly and critically discussed. The aim of this study is to
retrospectively verify if the indication for the removal of boys’
foreskins was justified. The study is based on the records of boys who
underwent preputial operation in an outpatient medical office for
pediatric surgery.MethodsPreoperative clinical findings, complaints,
applied conservative and/or surgical procedures and histological results
of the resected foreskins of boys, who underwent preputial operation
between 2013–2015, were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsA total of 176
boys (age 5 on average) underwent a preputial operation. In 85 % of the
cases it was completely removed. Most frequent clinical findings (80 %)
were that the prepuce was simply not retractable. 86 % of the boys were
free of complaints. The most frequent histological findings were
a discrete to moderately pronounced chronic fibrous posthitis (69 %) and
subepithelial fibrosis (18 %), In the first case 78 % of the boys had
been free of complaints, in the latter 72 %.ConclusionThe majority of
the treated boys were free of complaints; however, most of them
underwent a complete removal of their foreskin simply because it was
nonretractable. The foreskin represents the most sensitive part of the
male genital, preputiolysis is a natural process that can go on until
early adolescence. Irreversible surgical procedures, such as a complete
foreskin removal, should thus be restricted to a clear medical
indication.
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Willy Brandt: "Es wächst zusammen, was zusammen gehört"
Leider gilt das nicht für die Teile des Penis.
Einmal abgetrennt wächst die Vorhaut nicht mehr mit dem Rest-Penis zusammen.
Nicht nach 40 Jahren, nicht nach einem Tag.
Leider gilt das nicht für die Teile des Penis.
Einmal abgetrennt wächst die Vorhaut nicht mehr mit dem Rest-Penis zusammen.
Nicht nach 40 Jahren, nicht nach einem Tag.