Advances in phalloplasty.
- Author:
Wenpeng LI
1
;
Hua JIANG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China. liwenp@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Male;
Penis;
surgery;
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures;
methods
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2004;10(12):937-940
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The penis is an important genitourinary organ, whose deficiency not only causes physiological dysfunction but inflicts mental and psychological traumas to the patient. Ideal phalloplasty should address the following requirements: (1) It should give a good shape; (2) It should ensure appropriate size and sexual intercourse; (3) It should make the phallus sensitive to both touching and sexual desire; (4) The donor site morbidity should be inconspicuous. To satisfy the above-mentioned requirements, doctors both at home and abroad have made increasing efforts for the improvement of phalloplasty. Recent progress in phalloplasty is reviewed in this article.
