Salvage of a Near-Total Penile Amputation following Urinary Fistulization and Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection with a Composite ALT Flap and Vascularized Fascia Lata

Salvage of a Near-Total Penile Amputation following Urinary Fistulization and Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection with a Composite ALT Flap and Vascularized Fascia Lata

Reconstruction of complex penile defects is always challenging, as some defects are not possible to reconstruct with skin or mucosa grafts, and even local flaps may be precluded in complex wounds. We present a case of a 63-year-old otherwise healthy man, who underwent transurethral resection of the...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Horta, Margarida Mendes, Diogo Barreiro, Alexandre Almeida, Mariana Jarnalo, Sérgio Teixeira, Rui Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
penile amputation
salvage
kpc infection
alt flap
vascularized fascia lata
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735649

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