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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 28:56:102838.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102838. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Meatotomy and meatoplasty on meatal stenosis due to balanitis xerotica obliterans

Rizky Lukman Hakim  1 , Aninda Dinar Widiantari  2
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Meatotomy and meatoplasty on meatal stenosis due to balanitis xerotica obliterans

Rizky Lukman Hakim et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the male genitalia that is mostly underdiagnosed and undertreatment. We presented a 40-year-old man with meatal stenosis and an inability to urinate. Discoloration at the tip of the penis was found, and he said it got wider as he grew up. We conducted meatotomy and meatoplasty to release obstruction. Early diagnosis is essential to avoid complications.

Keywords: Balanitis xerotica obliterans; Meatal stenosis; Meatoplasty; Meatotomy.

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The whitish appearance of the penile glans and nearly full closure of OUE.
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The OUE before meatotomy.
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Post-meatoplasty appearance.
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Catheter inserted post-meatoplasty.
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