Phalloplasty in female-to-male transsexuals using free radial osteocutaneous flap: A series of 22 cases

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Fang, Rong Hwang ^a   Kao, Yi Sheng ^a   Ma, Shiuh ^a   Lin, Jin Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gender reassignment; Phalloplasty; Radial forearm osteocutaneous flap; Urethral fistula

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN FLAP; TAIWAN; TRANSSEXUALISM; URETHRA FISTULA;

EID: 0033118534     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3027     Document Type: Article

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