Flexible dilatation combined with topical betamethasone cream in treatment of child phimosis

VernacularTitle:柔性扩张联合局部外用倍他米松乳膏治疗小儿包茎的疗效观察
Author: Zihan XU ; Wenjie GAO ; Benfeng WANG ; Yadong GUO ; Zhenxin ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dilatation,phimosis; Foreskin; Betamethasone
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2016;15(9):706-708
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Two hundred and twenty five children aged 4-12 years with phimosis were treated by flexible dilatation combined with topical betamethasone cream from January 2003 to January 2015.Two hundred and eight cases (92.44％) were completely cured and penile edema and urination were returned to normal 7 d after a single operation;while,17 children received 2-3 additional flexible expansion.During follow-up of 2-24 months,221 children achieved the cure standards with an overall cure rate of 98.22％.Flexible dilatation combined with topical betamethasone cream is effective modality for phimosis in children,with less surgical trauma and low complication rate.