Reconstruction of the penis using a radial forearm free flap. A case report.
The total reconstruction of a penis using an innervated radial forearm osteofasciocutaneous free flap is described. Essentially, this procedure is completed in a single stage and satisfies all criteria for good penis reconstruction: the urethra opens at the distal end of the shaft allowing normal micturition; and sensory innervation of the flap, together with the inclusion of vascularised autogenous bone as a stiffener, facilitates normal sexual function.
Mackay
D R
DR
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Pottie
R
R
Kadwa
M A
MA
Stott
R S
RS
D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery