Urology
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 68-71 , July 2008

The Efficacy of Topical Betamethasone for Treating Phimosis: A Comparison of Two Treatment Regimens

  • Lane S. Palmer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Schneider Children's Hospital of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, New York
    • ,
  • Jeffrey S. Palmer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeffrey S. Palmer, M.D., Division of Pediatric Urology, Glickman Urological Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195.

Received 8 January 2008 ,Accepted 16 February 2008.

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 Data collected from the Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

PII: S0090-4295(08)00234-3

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.030

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 68-71 , July 2008

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