During a physical examination, the nurse finds that a male patient's foreskin is fixed and tight and will not retract over the glans. What is this condition called?

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With phimosis, the foreskin is nonretractable, forming a pointy tip of the penis with a tiny orifice at the end of the glans. The foreskin is advanced and so tight that it is impossible to retract over the glans. This condition may be congenital or acquired from adhesions related to infection. Epispadias is when the meatus opens on the dorsal (upper) side of glans or shaft above a broad, spadelike penis. It is rare but more disabling than hypospadias because of associated urinary incontinence and separation of pubic bones. A urethral stricture is a narrowing of the urethra which appears as a pinpoint, constricted opening at the meatus or inside along the urethra. A gradual decrease in force and caliber of urine stream is the most common symptom. Peyronie disease presents as subcutaneous plaques on the penis and is associated with painful bending of the penis during erection. Its cause is trauma to the penis with resulting scar, deformity, and often erectile dysfunction. The physical findings from this patient's examination indicate phimosis.

During a Physical Examination, the Nurse Finds That a Male