RT Book, Section
A1 Roldan, Carlos J.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159807739
T1 Dorsal Slit of the Foreskin
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159807739
RD 2024/04/23
AB Acute  conditions  affecting  the  foreskin  that  must  be  recognized  in  the  Emergency  Department  include  a  phimosis  and  a  paraphimosis.  The  Emergency  Physician  must  be  able  to  accurately  identify  and  manage  these  conditions  as  well  as  recognize  when  an  urgent  Urology  consultation  is  necessary.  A  dorsal  slit  of  the  prepuce  or  foreskin  can  be  performed  in  the  Emergency  Department.  This  technique  is  used  to  relieve  strangulation  of  the  glans  by  a  paraphimosis  (Figure  181-1)  or  to  aid  in  the  visualization  of  the  urethral  meatus  in  patients  with  a  phimosis  (Figure  181-2).1  The  technique  is  easy  to  learn  and  simple  to  perform.