Phimosis

Phimosis is caused by narrowing of the foreskin or adhesion of the foreskin and the penis head after inflammation, and the penis head cannot be turned up and exposed. Phimosis is divided into congenital and acquired. Congenital phimosis is divided into atrophic and hypertrophic. Acquired phimosis is caused by inflammation and trauma, which narrows the foreskin. Congenital phimosis with the growth and erection of the penis, the foreskin can shrink back upwards to reveal the head of the penis.

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