Long-Term evaluation of donor-site morbidity after radial forearm flap phalloplasty for transsexual men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1644-1651

  Van Caenegem, Eva ^a   Verhaeghe, Evelien ^a   Taes, Youri ^a   Wierckx, Katrien ^a   Toye, Kaatje ^a   Goemaere, Stefan ^a   Zmierczak, Hans Georg ^a   Hoebeke, Piet ^a   Monstrey, Stan ^a   T'Sjoen, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Phalloplasty; Radial Forearm Flap; Sex Reassignment Surgery; Transsexuals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; SCAR;

EID: 84878689281     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12121     Document Type: Article

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