Clinical applications of the scrotal skin flaps pedicled on lateral branches of the posterior scrotal arteries / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To provide ideal materials for resurfacing penile ventral wounds.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>For hypospadias with scrotal fissure and penile-scrotal transposition, scrotal skin flaps based on lateral branches of posterior scrotal arteries were utilized to resurface penile ventral wounds when urethral reconstruction were finished.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>9 cases of hypospadias of different types have been treated with the method mentioned above. All flaps survived and good results achieved.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>For hypospadias with scrotal fissure and penile-scrotal transposition, scrotal skin flaps pedicled on lateral branches of posterior scrotal arteries can not only resurface penile ventral wounds, but also correct scrotal fissure and penile-scrotal transposition simultaneously.</p>