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These are conditions where the head of the penis and/or the foreskin are red/inflamed and painful. It only occurs in uncircumcised boys, and is associated with a tightness of the foreskin, where urine is often trapped.
Symptoms include:
These conditions are diagnosed with a physical exam.
Treatment options include a course of steroid cream or surgery. Surgical options include circumcision or preputioplasty, where the foreskin is preserved and the scar is opened.
The Division of Pediatric Urology at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, proudly affiliated with Children’s Hospital of New York at NewYork-Presbyterian, provides world-class care to children of all ages, from birth through adolescence, with disorders of the kidney, ureter, bladder, urethral and external genitalia. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric urologists offer minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic procedures, complex open procedures and non-surgical management of pediatric urological disorders. Our program is a top Pediatric Urology program in New York City, and NewYork-Presbyterian Children’s Hospital-Columbia and Cornell is ranked among the top 50 pediatric urology programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
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