In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing 2020-Jan
Paraphimosis
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Paraphimosis is a true urologic emergency which occurs in uncircumcised males when the foreskin becomes trapped behind the corona of the glans penis which can lead to strangulation of the glans as well as painful vascular compromise, distal venous engorgement, edema, and even necrosis. Phimosis, by comparison, is the condition when the foreskin is unable to be retracted behind the glans of the penis.