Major scrotal and penile skin loss is uncommon and management of such an injury is a challenging problem for genitourinary reconstruction surgeons. Less than 50% scrotal skin loss can often be closed without difficulties immediately after trauma with surrounding tissue. In cases of more significant skin loss, the testes may be preserved by placing them in thigh pouches or dressed with wet dressings until reconstruction, or split thickness skin grafting can be performed. The surgeon’s decision depends on the cause of skin loss – trauma, Fournier‘s gangrene or others. We describe a case of massive scrotal and penile skin loss due to an incident with an agricultural machine. The scrotal reconstruction, performed in three steps, was chosen because of its simplicity, early closure of the wound, excellent cosmetic appearance and maintenance of sexual functions. In the first step the penis was covered with remnant scrotal and preputium skin, and the testes were placed in thigh pouches. Incision of thigh flaps was planned to perform the second step and finally scrotal reconstruction with thigh pedicle flaps was done. Results were satisfactory from an esthetical and functional point of view.

Keywords:
External genitalia trauma, Scrotal reconstruction, Thigh flap
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2008
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