[Advances in phalloplasty].
The penis is an important genitourinary organ, whose deficiency not only causes physiological dysfunction but inflicts mental and psychological traumas to the patient. Ideal phalloplasty should address the following requirements: (1) It should give a good shape; (2) It should ensure appropriate size and sexual intercourse; (3) It should make the phallus sensitive to both touching and sexual desire; (4) The donor site morbidity should be inconspicuous. To satisfy the above-mentioned requirements, doctors both at home and abroad have made increasing efforts for the improvement of phalloplasty. Recent progress in phalloplasty is reviewed in this article.
Li
Wenpeng
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China. liwenp@126.com
Jiang
Hua
H
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*