Use of Preputial Skin as Cutaneous Graft after Nevus Excision

We report a four-year-old boy with a nevus covering all the plantar side of his second finger on the left foot. He was also affected by congenital phimosis. Surgical excision of the nevus was indicated, but the skin defect would have been too large to be directly closed. The foreskin was taken as a...

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Main Authors: A. D'Alessio, E. Piro, M. Brugnoni, L. Abati
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/951270
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description We report a four-year-old boy with a nevus covering all the plantar side of his second finger on the left foot. He was also affected by congenital phimosis. Surgical excision of the nevus was indicated, but the skin defect would have been too large to be directly closed. The foreskin was taken as a full-thickness skin graft to cover the cutaneous defect of the finger. The graft intake was favourable and provided a functional repair with good aesthetic characteristic.
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spelling doaj-art-289fc4ed293343dab3ba8d36b16feaaa2025-08-20T03:54:41ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592010-01-01201010.1155/2010/951270951270Use of Preputial Skin as Cutaneous Graft after Nevus ExcisionA. D'Alessio0E. Piro1M. Brugnoni2L. Abati3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera, Legnano Hospital, 20025 Legnano (Milan), ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera, Legnano Hospital, 20025 Legnano (Milan), ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera, Legnano Hospital, 20025 Legnano (Milan), ItalyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera, Legnano Hospital, 20025 Legnano (Milan), ItalyWe report a four-year-old boy with a nevus covering all the plantar side of his second finger on the left foot. He was also affected by congenital phimosis. Surgical excision of the nevus was indicated, but the skin defect would have been too large to be directly closed. The foreskin was taken as a full-thickness skin graft to cover the cutaneous defect of the finger. The graft intake was favourable and provided a functional repair with good aesthetic characteristic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/951270
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title Use of Preputial Skin as Cutaneous Graft after Nevus Excision
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