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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, PATIENTS AND METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Anesthetics, Local, Child, Child, Preschool, Circumcision, Male, Drug Combinations, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Lidocaine, Male, Ointments, Penile Diseases, Penis, Prilocaine, Recurrence, Reoperation, Tissue Adhesions.
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Use of a eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics in the release of preputial adhesions: is it a worthwhile alternative? Context: To see if a eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA) could be used effectively for the release of preputial adhesions as a day case procedure. A total of 36 consecutive symptomatic children had their preputial adhesions separated under local anaesthetic with EMLA. The procedure was successful in 27 children. Of these, 16 remained symptom free at 9 to 12 months follow up although five children had slight recurrence of adhesions. The other 11 children were listed for circumcision at 2 weeks following the procedure because of marked recurrence of adhesions.
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EMLA cream is a good alternative to general anaesthetics in the separation of preputial adhesions. The technique is operator-dependent and better results were obtained when one person was using it regularly. Separation of adhesions is a worthwhile procedure in boys with symptomatic non-retractile foreskins.