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Archives of Hand and Microsurgery 2016;25(1):19-24.
Published online May 30, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15596/ARMS.2016.25.1.19   
Reconstruction of Penile and Long Urethral Defect Using a Groin Flap
So-Min Hwang<sup><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></sup>, On Lim, Hyung-Do Kim, and Dong-Gil Shin<sup>1</sup>
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea. onlim034@gmail.com
2Department of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Received: 29 November 2015   • Revised: 8 March 2016   • Accepted: 24 April 2016
Abstract

Urethral reconstruction is a problematic issue, thus its management can be challenging. Different methods using various materials were introduced for urethral reconstruction. The authors have made some changes in the groin flap surgery, affording more successful urethral reconstruction for defects of long urethra and penile soft tissue. A 45-year-old male requested both functional and cosmetic reconstruction of his defected penis, caused by an iatrogenic urethral injury and chronic infection following removal of paraffin self-injected on the penile shaft. The defect affected the full length of the penile urethra, corpus spongiosum, and prepuce. A groin flap was designed, measuring 28×10 cm. The most distal flap was utilized for the construction of the luminal surface of the neourethra; relaxed length measuring 8 cm, and the lumen wide enough. Competent external meatus and neourethra was confirmed by retrograde cystogram and the patient voided with sufficient urine caliber up to 2 years follow-up. This operative technique has advantages. Donor sites have non-hair bearing skin for the neourethra and minimal or almost not-recognizable donor site morbidity. After surgery, the patient was relieved from voiding difficulties combined with psychological stress. The author would like to introduce a unique approach for the urethral and ventral phalloplasty using the groin flap.

Key Words: Urethra, Genitalia, Reconstruction, Groin, Flap
 


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