[Sex reassignment surgery].
Israel is among the few countries in the world where sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is performed in public hospitals. Today, the only center performing SRS in Israel is the Sheba Medical Center. A multidisciplinary committee grants authorization permitting surgery after a follow-up period of two years. We found that this multidisciplinary approach leads to the best therapeutic results. We briefly present the pre-operative evaluation, operative approach, post-operative course, final results and complications of sex reassignment surgery. This article aims to inform physicians of this therapeutic option, and the indications for referral.
Kaplan
Haim
H
Plastic Surgery Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Bar-Meir
Eran
E
Gilboa
Dalia
D
Yaffe
Batia
B
Rabinovitch
Osvaldo
O
Karasik
Avi
A
Weiser
Mark
M
Madgar
Igal
I
Ramon
Jacoub
J
Schiff
Eyal
E
Tsur
Haggi
H
Orenstein
Arie
A
D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000601:surgery*