Utilities of Split-Thickness Skin Grafting for Male Genital Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report our successful outcomes of genital split-thickness skin graft (STSG) in covering major skin loss and providing good functional and cosmetic outcomes.

Materials and methods

A retrospective chart review was performed for all adult urology patients who underwent STSG at our institution from 1998 to 2014. Patients had a wide range of disease etiologies, including tissue loss (eg post-Fournier's gangrene), lymphedema, buried penis, foreign body injection, and tumors.

Results

A total of 54 patients were identified with the following breakdown of etiology: 13 patients with tissue loss (eg post-Fournier's gangrene), 13 with lymphedema, 12 with buried penis, 8 with foreign body injection, 4 with hidradenitis suppurativa, and 4 with tumors. Fifty-two out of

SUBMITTER: Alwaal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4920551 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature