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Restoration of glans penis defect by a bipedicled foreskin flap
Pin-Keng Shih1, Hsiao-Su Wu, Sophia Chia-Ning Chang
1From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; †Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia; and ‡Department of Urology, China Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Plastic surgeons reconstruct hard and soft tissues in many parts of the human body. Penile reconstruction is unique in that the target tissue has to be soft but intermittently rigid. There are many ways to treat penile defects. The ideal reconstruction must take into considerations sensation, cosmesis, and erectile functions. There is limited literature available on the management of penile glans defect. In this report, we present the reconstruction of penile glans defect, after surgical excision of Bowen disease, using a bipedicled foreskin flap of bucket handle type. It is easy to perform and highly effective, and importantly, both cosmetic and functional outcomes at 1-year follow-up were quite satisfactory.
