Bilateral pedicled gracilis flap for scrotal reconstruction. Issue 9 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Daigeler, Adrien; Behr, Björn; Mikhail, Bassem Daniel; Lehnhardt, Marcus; Wallner, Christoph
• Is Part Of: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery. Volume 69:Issue 9(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: e195
• Page End: e196
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Surgery, Plastic -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 617.9505
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.05.024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-6815

Abstract

Summary: Trauma, infection and cancer can cause severe scrotal defects. The demand to a definitive reconstruction in terms of aesthetics and function is high. Primary closure, skin grafts and local fasciocutaneous flaps do not meet these high demands in most cases. The authors treated a series of patients requiring scrotal reconstruction with bilateral pedicled gracilis muscle flaps and split thickness skin grafts, resulting in satisfying aesthetic and functional outcomes.