The use of preputial skin to replace conjunctiva and to correct ectropion.
The prepuce can provide a large amount of soft delicate skin suitable for replacement of lost conjunctiva or in the surgical treatment of ectropion. Three typical examples of its uses are described: two of ectropion following burns and one case with a carcinoma of the conjunctive which was excised and replaced with a free graft from the inner lining layer of the prepuce.
D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic