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| December 1999, Volume 11, Number 6, Pages 341-342 |
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| Prosthesis implantation after radial free flap phalloplasty in patients with bladder exstrophy |
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| A Ballaro, J Pryor and D Ralph |
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The Institute of Urology and Nephrology, 48 Riding House Street, London, W1P 7PN, UK
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Correspondence to: Dr A Ballaro, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, 48 Riding House Street, London, W1P 7PN, UK
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| Methods: Inflatable penile prosthesis were implanted into sensate radial free-flap phalloplasties in two adult patients with bladder exstrophy. Results: Neither patient reported loss of sensation, and both were able to inflate the prosthesis and engage in sexual intercourse three months later. Conclusion: The construction of a functional neophallus is well described however has not previously been reported in exstrophy patients who are suited to this procedure due to the presence of crura, and the asbsence of a neourethra. Scarring from previous reconstructive procedures however may make implantation difficult, and long-term follow up is required to evaluate this procedure in patients with bladder exstrophy. |
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| exstrophy; prosthesis; phalloplasty; reconstruction |
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