title: Limited Panniculectomy for Adult Buried Penis Repair.
abstract: Patients with buried or hidden penis may be unable to carry out normal hygiene, void with a directable urine stream, or be sexually active as a result of the condition. Although these patients are nearly always obese, weight loss often does not reverse the problem, as the mons pannus may remain after weight loss. Furthermore, associated penile skin changes such as lichen sclerosus or stenosis of the penile shaft skin are often irreversible. Treatment includes removal of the diseased shaft skin surrounding the penis, in combination with a limited panniculectomy. The authors present their technique for this procedure in a typical patient with buried penis that prevented him from voiding effectively.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia, Pa.; and Seattle, Wash. From the Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University; and the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Urology, University of Washington.
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Figler
authors.forename: Lisly
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chery
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Hunter
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wessells
authors.forename: Bryan B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Voelzke
mesh_terms: D061645:Abdominoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D052816:Foreskin / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*