ArticlePediatric surgery international2007
Phimosis and topical steroids: new clinical findings.
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- Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Is steroids therapy effective in treating phimosis? A meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2016Pooled it
- Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Conceptualization and Investigation of Multicomponent Polymer Networks as Prospective Corticosteroid Carriers.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The efficacy of topical 0.1% mometasone furoate for treating symptomatic severe phimosis: A comparison of two treatment regimens.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Efficacy of topical steroid treatment in children with severe phimosis in China: A long-term single centre prospective study.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2021Article
- [Nonretractable foreskin in boys without complaints : An indication for circumcision?]Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2017Article
- Effect of topical steroid (0.05% clobetasol propionate) treatment in children with severe phimosis.Korean journal of urology · 2013Article
- Ufasomes Mediated Cutaneous Delivery of Dexamethasone: Formulation and Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity by Carrageenin-Induced Rat Paw Edema Model.Journal of pharmaceutics · 2013Article
- [Phimosis].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2012Article
- Evaluation of topical corticosteroids in children with phimosis through morphological and immunohistochemical analyses of the foreskin.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPSArticle
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Abstract
Phimosis has been defined as unretractable foreskin without adherences and/or a circular band of tight prepuce preventing full retraction. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy (response rate) of topical steroids for the treatment of tight phimosis at different age stages. After using the same medication with different dosage schemes, a retrospective analysis was carried out to assess the efficacy of topical steroids in the treatment of tight phimosis. Patients were divided into three groups: group A (betamethasone scheme A), group B (betamethasone scheme B) and group C (control group). Remission of phimosis, with a complete exposure and without a narrowing behind the glans, was considered a complete response to treatment. The outcomes were then related to dosage scheme and patient's age. The dosage for group A was more effective than the dosage for groups B and C (control group). Phimosis resolved in 90% (group A), 72% (group B) and 56% (group C) of cases. A successful treatment was closely related to the age of patients at the beginning of steroid application. The results showed that treatment with topical steroids, which in general gives good results, proved to be much more successful in patients aged between 4 and 8 years, suggesting the efficacy of an early beginning of the treatment.
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