Full Description
This illustrative book discusses the normal embryology, anatomy, functions, normal variations and diseases affecting the prepuce. It also explores other rare anomalies and diseases of the prepuce as well as previously unreported cases. In addition to the male prepuce, the book also discusses the female prepuce (hood) in order to elucidate some lights in normal and abnormal prepuce. A separate section covers the frenulum and its anomalies.
Rich in illustrations this book will help paediatricians and urologists better understand the anomalies of the prepuce.
Contents
Part-1:Normal Prepuce.Prepuce in History.- Animal Prepuce.- Embryology of the prepuce.- Anatomy of the prepuce.- Histology of the prepuce.- Function of the prepuce.- Medical and surgical uses of prepuce.- Part 2: Congenital Preputial anomalies. Aposthia.- Microposthia.- Macroposthia (Akroposthia).- Prepucioplasty for Hooded Prepuce.- Preputial Lymphedema.- Preputial Haemangioma.- Igloo prepuce.- Rare Preputial anomalies.- Part-3:Acquired Diseases of the prepuce . Smegma and prepuce.- Phimosis.- Paraphimosis.- Posthitis and Balanoposthitis.- Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO).- Zoon's Balanitis.- Preputial injuries and trauma.- Preputial Implants.- Preputial Cyst.- Preputial Stone.- Part 4: Preputial neoplasm. Preputial Angiokeratomas.- Preputial Warts.- Preputial Xanthoma.- Preputial hyperpigmentation.- Preputial malignancy.- Part 5: Frenulum. Frenulum Anomalies.- Part 6: Female Prepuce. Normal female prepuce.- Preputial (Hood) Anomalies.
