[Phalloplasty using an abdominal flap with two sources of blood supply (16 cases reports)].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the survival of a reconstructed penis and reduce injury of the donor site at the abdominal wall.


METHODS
Sixteen cases of phalloplasty were performed using an abdominal flap based on two sources of blood supply i.e. the cutaneous branches of the inferior epigastric blood vessel and the superficial epigastric blood vessel.


RESULTS
All of the operations were successful.


CONCLUSIONS
With abundant blood supply and high survival rate and the advantage of easy transposition, the flap is a good option for phalloplasty.
Wu
J
J
Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China.
Lin
Z
Z
Yang
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D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000601:surgery