title: Reconstruction of the penis in transsexual patients.
abstract: In the article, the authors offer a review of the modalities available for phalloplasty in transsexual patients. The classic methods for multi-stage transplantation of tubulized flaps in the lumbar and inguinal regions, in mid-thigh as well as current methods for one-stage reconstruction are discussed. The paper contains the case report of a transsexual patient undergoing one-stage reconstruction of the penis using m. rectus abdominis with the inferior pedicle, urethral reconstruction by a skin graft from simultaneous mastectomy with a free forearm flap covering the muscle. The paper examines the pros and cons of each method for reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Brno, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veselý
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barinka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berrino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muggianu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000601:surgery*