RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57716318
T1 Chapter 150. Dorsal Slit of the Foreskin
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57716318
RD 2024/04/24
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  foreskin  can  be  performed  primarily  in  the  Emergency  Department.  This  technique  is  used  to  relieve  strangulation  of  the  glans  by  a  paraphimosis  or  to  aid  in  the  visualization  of  the  urethral  meatus  in  patients  with  a  phimosis.1  The  techniques  are  easy  to  learn  and  simple  to  perform.