Reconstruction of penis by prefabrication on forearm.
Posttraumatic total loss of penis in a 20 years old patient was reconstructed by prefabrication of the organ on the forearm using distally based radial forearm flap before transferring it to the perineum using extracorporeal method of tissue transfer. In this case report merits of the technique and the concept are discussed.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery