Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum

Eight cases of mild to severe degrees of elephantiasis scrotum and pents have been treated. The procedure followed in the present series was total - excision of the penile skin and free skin graft. Reduction of the scrotum by excising all the discased subcutaneous tissue and reconstruction of the sc...

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Main Author: Dr. L. K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1972-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778214
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description Eight cases of mild to severe degrees of elephantiasis scrotum and pents have been treated. The procedure followed in the present series was total - excision of the penile skin and free skin graft. Reduction of the scrotum by excising all the discased subcutaneous tissue and reconstruction of the scrotum by by scrotal flaps. The cosmatic and functional results have been presented. This procedure to reduce the size of scrotum and penis is most practical to relieve the patient from the great social embarrassment.
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spelling doaj-art-c3ab2045d2d848d8b474f044bf24a6012025-08-20T03:04:58ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1972-07-010501192210.1055/s-0043-1778214Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and ScrotumDr. L. K. Sharma0Professar and Head of the Department, Department of Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical College, NagpurEight cases of mild to severe degrees of elephantiasis scrotum and pents have been treated. The procedure followed in the present series was total - excision of the penile skin and free skin graft. Reduction of the scrotum by excising all the discased subcutaneous tissue and reconstruction of the scrotum by by scrotal flaps. The cosmatic and functional results have been presented. This procedure to reduce the size of scrotum and penis is most practical to relieve the patient from the great social embarrassment.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778214
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Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
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title Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
title_full Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
title_fullStr Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
title_full_unstemmed Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
title_short Reconstruction of Filarial Penis and Scrotum
title_sort reconstruction of filarial penis and scrotum
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