RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Office management of penile skin bridges with electrocautery.
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 485
OP 488
VO 15
IS 6
A1 Naimer, Sody A
A1 Peleg, Roni
A1 Meidvidovski, Yevgeni
A1 Zvulunov, Alex
A1 Cohen, Arnon Dov
A1 Vardy, Daniel
YR 2002
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/15/6/485.abstract
AB BACKGROUND Penile skin bridges are an uncommon complication of circumcision that are often found in general practice. This condition can be treated successfully in the office, avoiding referral for a surgical procedure.METHODS Four case reports of the technique of treating penile skin bridges are described, and the literature on the cause and treatment of skin bridges is reviewed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Using local anesthesia and bipolar diathermy, penile skin bridges were successfully treated in the office on 4 patients of different ages. There was no bleeding and the wounds healed without complication. This brief and simple technique, described in detail, is appropriate for an office procedure in family practice.