Office management of penile skin bridges with electrocautery.
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.


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.
Naimer
Sody A
SA
Goosh Katif Health Centre, Goosh Katif, Israel.
Peleg
Roni
R
Meidvidovski
Yevgeni
Y
Zvulunov
Alex
A
Cohen
Arnon Dov
AD
Vardy
Daniel
D
D000328:Adult; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States