Formation of neoclitoris from glans penis by reduction glansplasty with preservation of neurovascular bundle in male-to-female gender surgery: Functional and cosmetic outcome

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 200-206

  Rehman, Jamil ^a   Melman, Arnold ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sex characteristics; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0032830433     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62098-6     Document Type: Article

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