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01-03-2012 | Case Report
A case of complication after a degloving operation of melanoma of the penis—repairing urethrocutaneous fistula with a pedicled gracilis flap
Authors:
Hin-Lun Liu, Jimmy Yu-Wai Chan
Published in:
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Issue 3/2012
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Excerpt
Melanoma of the penis is a rare clinical condition. In this case report, our patient had a wide excision for melanoma of the penile skin. After the operation, he developed a urethrocutaneous fistula at the bulbar urethra. The defect was then repaired successfully with a pedicled gracilis flap. The surgical treatment of melanoma of the penis and various reconstructive options for the iatrogenic urethrocutaneous fistula will be discussed. …