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Phimosis

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Abstract

Phimosis is difficulty or inability to easily retract the foreskin (prepuce) over the glans penis.

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  1. School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Anthony Hall

  2. Skin and Cancer Foundation Inc, Carlton, VIC, Australia

    Anthony Hall

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Hall, A. (2019). Phimosis. In: Atlas of Male Genital Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99750-6_10

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