Genital skin loss: unified reconstructive approach to a heterogeneous entity.
Genital skin loss results from a heterogeneous group of traumatic and infectious processes. Removal of all devitalized tissue is necessary prior to reconstructive surgery; hyperbaric oxygen may help in the management of necrotizing infections. Defect coverage depends more on the remaining genital skin than on the etiology of the loss.
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Section of Urology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85719, USA. hwessell@u.arizona.edu
D003657:Decision Making; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013518:Surgery, Plastic