[Penile and urethral lesion caused by metallic ring. Reconstruction with radial free flap].
We report a case of a man with a severe penile injure caused by a metallic ring placed in the penile shaft for 48 hours, it coursed with partial urethral section and ischemia of the whole penile skin and dartos. It was solved with surgical excision of all death tissue and posterior reconstruction using a forearm free flap, the vascular supply came from epigastric vessels, we used hair-free skin from forearm for the urethroplasty. Ethetic and functional results obtained are successful.
González-Satué
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C
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Príncipes de España, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona.
Riera Canals
L
L
Fontdevila
J
J
Estrada
J
J
Arbeláez Arango
S
S
Trilla Herrera
E
E
Marco Pérez
L M
LM
Serrallach Mila
N
N
D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male