The Etiology and Treatment of the Softened Phallus after the Radial Forearm Osteocutaneous Free Flap Phalloplasty

Background The radial forearm osteocutaneous free flap is considered to be the standard technique for penile construction. One year after their operation, most patients experience a softened phallus, so that they suffer from difficulties in sexual intercourse. In this report, we present our experie...

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Main Authors: Seok-Kwun Kim, Tae-Heon Kim, Jin-Il Yang, Myung-Hoon Kim, Min-Soo Kim, Keun-Cheol Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-07-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2012.39.4.390