TY - JOUR
T1 - Penile reconstruction with bilateral superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flaps
AU - Koshima, Isao
AU - Nanba, Yuzaburo
AU - Nagai, Atsushi
AU - Nakatsuka, Mikiya
AU - Sato, Toshiki
AU - Kuroda, Shigetosi
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - The free radial forearm flap is a very common material for penile reconstruction. Its major problems are donor-site morbidity with large depressive scar after skin grafting, urethral fistula due to insufficiency of suture line for the urethra, and need for microvascular anastomosis. A new method using combined bilateral island SCIP flaps for the urethra and penis is developed for gender identity disorder (GID) patients. The advantages of this method are minimal donor-site morbidity with a concealed donor scar, and possible one-stage reconstruction for a longer urethra of 22 cm in length without insufficiency, even for GID female-to-male patients. A disadvantage is poor sensory recovery.
AB - The free radial forearm flap is a very common material for penile reconstruction. Its major problems are donor-site morbidity with large depressive scar after skin grafting, urethral fistula due to insufficiency of suture line for the urethra, and need for microvascular anastomosis. A new method using combined bilateral island SCIP flaps for the urethra and penis is developed for gender identity disorder (GID) patients. The advantages of this method are minimal donor-site morbidity with a concealed donor scar, and possible one-stage reconstruction for a longer urethra of 22 cm in length without insufficiency, even for GID female-to-male patients. A disadvantage is poor sensory recovery.
KW - One-stage
KW - Penile reconstruction
KW - SCIP flap
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2006-939957
DO - 10.1055/s-2006-939957
M3 - Article
C2 - 16780040
AN - SCOPUS:33645703867
VL - 22
SP - 137
EP - 142
JO - Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
JF - Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
SN - 0743-684X
IS - 3
ER -