Use of Skin Grafts for the Correction of a Circumcision Complication

Volume 1 - Issue 2

Luiz G Freitas Filho¹*, José Carnevale² and Luiz J Budib³

Received: May 15, 2018;   Published: May 21, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/SCSOAJ.2018.01.000101

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Abstract

Background: Circumcision is largely performed and is considered to be technically simple and safe but it may occasionally lead to important complications.

Aim: To report the case of a patient who underwent a circumcision and presented a complication that obliged the use of skin grafts to recover the penis.

Materials and Methods: A 12-year old boy with neurogenic bladder underwent a circumcision using Plastibell device and presented a fasciitis of the lower abdomen and perineum with necrosis of the skin of the penis. He was submitted to a new surgical intervention where skin grafts from the abdomen were used to cover the body of the penis

Result: The cosmetic aspect of the penis was considered adequate at six months after the surgical procedure.

Conclusion: The use of skin graft could be a good and reliable alternative for different conditions resulting in buried penis.

Keywords: Circumcision; Male; Urinary bladder; Neurogenic; Urinary catheterization; Skin transplantation

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