Cutaneous blood supply of the penis.
Twelve male cadaver specimens were injected with a latex solution to define the cutaneous blood supply of the penis. The cutaneous blood supply of the penile shaft is derived solely from a pair of axial arteries running in the dartos layer. Additional deep perforating arteries from the dorsal penile artery and corporal vessels supply the glans and subcoronal region. An understanding of this anatomy allows one to develop safely a variety of penile skin flaps for difficult reconstructive problems.
Grossman
J A
JA
Department of Plastic Surgery, Brown University Affiliated Hospitals, Providence, R.I.
Caldamone
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A
Khouri
R
R
Kenna
D M
DM
D000368:Aged; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps