Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy

Penile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus of choosing the most efficient technique remains controversial. Herein, we...

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Main Authors: Zlatan Zvizdic, Emir Milisic, Semir Vranic
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Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2020-01-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/63/1/0052/
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description Penile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus of choosing the most efficient technique remains controversial. Herein, we report our operational approach that successfully corrected a severe (>90 degrees) isolated penile torsion in the form of penile degloving and dorsal dartos flap rotation surgery.
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spelling doaj.art-7d53476b118b45058de49d2f9814ed212022-12-21T21:33:59ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942020-01-01631525410.14712/18059694.2020.16Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old BoyZlatan Zvizdic0Emir Milisic1Semir Vranic2Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, QatarPenile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus of choosing the most efficient technique remains controversial. Herein, we report our operational approach that successfully corrected a severe (>90 degrees) isolated penile torsion in the form of penile degloving and dorsal dartos flap rotation surgery.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/63/1/0052/isolated penile torsionchildrensurgerypenile deglovingdorsal dartos flap rotation
spellingShingle Zlatan Zvizdic
Emir Milisic
Semir Vranic
Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
Acta Medica
isolated penile torsion
children
surgery
penile degloving
dorsal dartos flap rotation
title Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
title_full Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
title_fullStr Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
title_full_unstemmed Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
title_short Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy
title_sort penile degloving and dorsal dartos flap rotation surgery in the management of severe isolated penile torsion in a 6 year old boy
topic isolated penile torsion
children
surgery
penile degloving
dorsal dartos flap rotation
url https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/63/1/0052/
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