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Review
. 2007 Dec 8;335(7631):1206-90.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39385.382708.AD.

Medical aspects of male circumcision

Padraig Malone  1 , Henrik Steinbrecher
Affiliations
Review

Medical aspects of male circumcision

Padraig Malone et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Preputial “pearl”
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Fig 2 “Flowering” foreskin
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Fig 3 Pathological phimosis with balanitis xerotica obliterans
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