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4 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Urology

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Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Complete resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis

Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher complete resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.73 [1.79, 4.16]
10 studies · 834 participants
Low
Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.09 [2.8, 5.97]
2 studies · 280 participants
Low

Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Partial resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis

Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher partial resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.68 [1.17, 2.4]
7 studies · 745 participants
Low

Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Change in retractability score · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis

It is very uncertain whether topical corticosteroids changes change in retractability score compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 177 participants
Very low

Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Adverse effects (any) · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis

Topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse effects (any) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.28 [0.03, 2.62]
11 studies · 1091 participants
Low