Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIM: To introduce the concept of flap combination phalloplasty and its clinical application. METHODS: This is a retrospective chart review study of patients undergoing phalloplasty using various multiple flaps. Demographic data, surgical data, and outcomes were recorded. OUTCOMES: RESULTS: 15 patients were included (age range 25-43 years, median 34 years). An RF flap and a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap combination were most frequently used. The median operative time for flap combination phalloplasty was 10.5 hours (range 6.5-12.5 hours). There was no total flap necrosis, but there was 1 case of partial flap loss. There were urethral fistulas in 5, venous thrombosis in 4, and urethral calculus in 2 cases. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Flap combination phalloplasty will become the third option when both the RF flap and the anterolateral thigh pedicle flap are not useful. STRENGTH & LIMITATIONS: Flap combination phalloplasty is a complex operative procedure with a prolonged operative time, but it can provide more flap selection and reduce the morbidity at each donor site. Choosing from many different options can be beneficial to patients. CONCLUSION: Flap combination phalloplasty has a similar complication rate to other procedures and has advantages in terms of flexibility and less donor site morbidity; it may thus be an option when either the RF flap or the anterolateral thigh pedicle flap cannot be used. Namba Y, Watanabe T, Kimata Y. Flap Combination Phalloplasty in Female-to-Male Transsexuals. J Sex Med 2019;16:934-941.
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Authors | Yuzaburo Namba, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kimata |
Journal | The journal of sexual medicine
(J Sex Med)
Vol. 16
Issue 6
Pg. 934-941
(Jun 2019)
ISSN: 1743-6109 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 30894300
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2019 International Society for Sexual Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Cicatrix
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Penis
(surgery)
- Postoperative Complications
(etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Sex Reassignment Surgery
(methods)
- Surgical Flaps
- Thigh
(surgery)
- Transsexualism
(surgery)
- Urethral Diseases
(etiology)
- Urinary Fistula
(etiology)
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