Background: Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk for urinary tract infections than circumcised boys. Whether this risk varies with the visibility of the urethral meatus is not known. Our aim was to ...
The use of conventional penile sheaths is associated with adverse events, for example, ulceration of skin, pressure necrosis and consequent urethral fistula or, very rarely, gangrene of the penis.
July 9, 2012 — All uncircumcised boys have a higher risk for acquiring a urinary tract infection, regardless of the degree of urethral meatus visibility (phimosis), according to a recent prospective ...