title: Recent advances in understanding urethral lichen sclerosus.
abstract: Lichen sclerosus affecting the male genitalia is a poorly understood but potentially devastating condition. The natural history of the condition is beginning to be understood better with longer follow-up of patients. Recent long-term data suggest that circumcision for lichen sclerosus limited to the prepuce may not be curative as was once thought. In addition, surgical treatments should be followed up for longer periods as recurrences may occur after urethroplasty and perineal urethrostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Research, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangera
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Research, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Nadir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Research, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chapple
keywords: inflammatory dermatosis; lichen sclerosus; male lichen sclerosus