Authors

Francisco Tirado Altamirano1, Francisco Javier Barbancho Cisneros2, Ana Manjón Luengo3

Position

Enfermero. Profesor del Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Extremadura¹, Doctor en Medicina. Profesor del Departamento de En

Contact address

Centro Universitario de Plasencia. Universidad de Extremadura. Avda. Virgen del Puerto, 2. 10600 Plasencia, Cáceres

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyse the efficiency of a conservative treatment for phimosis based on hygienic measures, regular retractions of the prepuce and applications of a topical steroid cream.

To this end, between November of 1997 and January of the 2001, 23 children under the age of14 with signs of phimosis were selected. All the patients belonged to a Paediatrics Attention Surgery.

The conservative treatment was completed by 20 children. Resolution of the phimosis was achieved in 17 cases, with a 85% success rate.

The regular retraction of the prepuce, together with the application of a steroid cream, is a suitable treatment for the management of phimosis, it does not present any side effects and avoids a high number of surgical interventions. In those cases in which the phimosis can not be resolved non-invsively, circumcision can be performed with absolute safety.

Keywords:

Phimosis; prepuce’s retraction; steroids cream; circumcision

Versión en Español

Título:

Resolución de la fimosis con un tratamiento local conservador