Repair of necrosis and defects of penile skin with autologous free skin flap.
We described a 27-year-old case of avulsion and traumatic degloving of penile with extensive penis skin necrosis. Under general anesthesia, donor skin was partially resected from lower limbs according to defect area of penile skin. Then shear the shape of graft was sheared, sutured to hostage skin defect and enswathed with tension. The posto-perative appearance and function of the penis were satisfactory. It is suggest the homologous free skin flap from lower limbs is suitable for penile skin repair and beneficial to patient resulting in satisfactory erection and shape.
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Department of Urology, the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China. jamesqfu@yahoo.com.cn
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps