TY - JOUR N2 - Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans is a chronic, progressive, sclerosing inflammation of unclear etiology. It involves the external genitalia of males and more specifically the prepuce and its frenulum, the glans, and the external urethral meatus while it may extend to the peripheral part of the urethra. Recent studies have noted an increasing incidence in the paediatric population. It is the most common cause of secondary (pathologic) phimosis. Even more, in boys with physiologic phimosis that does not respond to conservative treatment, Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans should be considered as the underlying condition. In this study, we present all the latest data and attempt to create a diagnostic and curative algorithm regarding this condition. L1 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/122445/PDF/2021-04-FMC-06-Gkalonaki-etal.pdf L2 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/122445 PY - 2021 IS - No 4 EP - 100 DO - 10.24425/fmc.2021.140007 KW - Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans KW - Lichen Sclerosus KW - meatitis KW - phimosis KW - circumcision A1 - Gkalonaki, Ioanna A1 - Anastasakis, Michalis A1 - Psarrakou, Ioanna Sofia A1 - Patoulias, Ioannis PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum VL - Vol. 61 DA - 2022.02.22 T1 - Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans: an underestimated cause of secondary phimosis SP - 93 UR - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/122445 T2 - Folia Medica Cracoviensia ER -