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Asian Journal of Andrology (2013) 15, 16β19; doi:10.1038/aja.2012.9; published online 19 March 2012
Penile reconstruction
Giulio Garaffa1, Salvatore Sansalone2 and David J Ralph1
1 St Peter's Andrology, London W1G 6BJ, UK
2 Tor Vergata University, Rome 00133, Italy
Correspondence: Dr G Garaffa, (giuliogaraffa@gmail.com)
Received 19 December 2011; Accepted 5 January 2012
Advance online publication 19 March 2012
| Abstract |
During the most recent years, a variety of new techniques of penile reconstruction have been described in the literature. This paper focuses on the most recent advances in male genital reconstruction after trauma, excision of benign and malignant disease, in gender reassignment surgery and aphallia with emphasis on surgical technique, cosmetic and functional outcome.
Keywords: female to male transsexuals; fibrosis; free flaps; glans reconstruction; glans sculpture; lichen sclerosus; lymphoedema of the genitalia; penile prosthesis; Peyronie's disease; phalloplasty; scrotoplasty; shaft reconstruction; skin graft; penile reconstruction |
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