Circumcision: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

circumcision, prepuce, foreskin, peritectomy, prepuce excision

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Carlos A Angel, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennessee School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, East Tennessee Pediatric Surgery Group
Carlos A Angel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Children's Oncology Group, International Children's Continence Society, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Texas Pediatric Society
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Coauthor(s)

Santos Cantu, Jr, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Consulting Staff, Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
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Medical Editor

M David Bomalaski, MD, FAAP, Chief of Medical Staff, 3rd Medical Group, Elmendorf Air Force Base
M David Bomalaski, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Urological Association
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Pharmacy Editor

Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc
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Managing Editor

Harry P Koo, MD, Chairman of Urology Division and Director of Pediatric Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University; Professor of Surgery, VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia; Director of Urology, Children's Hospital of Richmond
Harry P Koo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, and American Urological Association
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CME Editor

Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine
Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Society of Hospital Medicine
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Chief Editor

William J Cromie, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Health Care, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan
William J Cromie, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Urological Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, Société Internationale d'Urologie (International Society of Urology), Society for Pediatric Urology, Society of University Urologists, and Society of Uroradiology
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