Long-term outcome of forearm flee-flap phalloplasty in the treatment of transsexualism

BJU International

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1297-1300

  Leriche, Albert ^a   Timsit, Marc Olivier ^a   Morel Journel, Nicolas ^a   Bouillot, André ^a   Dembele, Diala ^a   Ruffion, Alain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Hopital Henry Gabrielle   (France)

Author keywords

Gender identity; Penile prosthesis; Penis surgery; Surgical flap; Transsexualism; Urethra surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUAL; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GENDER IDENTITY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MASCULINITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PENIS RECONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSSEXUALISM; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRA SURGERY; URETHROPLASTY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA;

EID: 42249094868     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07362.x     Document Type: Article

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