title: Prevention and treatment of postoperative complications of the penile elongation.
abstract: To explore the causes of the postoperative complications of the penile elongation and the measures to prevent them in order to raise the success rate of the penile elongation. 1,000 patients who had received the penile elongation were reviewed and analyzed for the causes of postoperative complications, and the measures of prevention and treatment were discussed. Our results showed that, of the 1,000 cases, 64 had the postoperative complications, including 20 cases of edema of prepuce, 15 cases of flap necrosis, 12 hematoma, 9 infections, and 8 cases of fat and clumsy penis. It is concluded that correct operative manipulation, strict aseptic measures and necessary postoperative care and management could avoid or reduce the postoperative complications. When complications happened, a satisfactory result can be achieved with timely and correct treatment in the majority of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060.
authors.forename: Muosheng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shengguo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Yueqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lichun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Daochou
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006406:Hematoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods