Partial Flap Loss in Gender Affirming Phalloplasty

Conclusion PFL occurred in 7.9% of cases and was solely found in the TWT cohort. The majority of cases involved the shaft, sparing the urethral segment. Cases in the acute postoperative period appeared to be related to macrovascular venous congestion, while cases in the subacute period appeared to be due to microvascular arterial ischemia. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - July 20, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Cylinder, Isabel Heston, Aaron Carboy, Jourdan Jedrzejewski, Breanna Peters, Blair Berli, Jens Urs Tags: Original Article Source Type: research