Penile Reconstruction Versus Transplantation: Which One Is Ideal?
| Autor: | Mustafa Sengezer, Michael R. Davis, Fatih Zor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Transplantation
medicine.medical_specialty Hepatology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Immunology Immunosuppression 030230 surgery Penis transplantation Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Transplant surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Nephrology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Reconstructive transplantation business Penis |
| Zdroj: | Current Transplantation Reports. 5:339-343 |
| ISSN: | 2196-3029 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40472-018-0215-8 |
| Popis: | Reconstruction of composite tissues or organs is challenging, with limited functional and esthetic outcomes. Nearly 100 years passed from the first penile reconstruction is performed; however, the outcomes were far from ideal. With the beginning of the reconstructive transplantation era, new choices became possible. Until now, four penis transplantations were performed worldwide, with encouraging short-term results. Although with a short follow-up, these penile transplantations reported success. However, the problems related to systemic lifelong immunosuppression remain as the major problem related to these life-enhancing transplantations. In this review, we revisit and evaluate the conventional methods of penis reconstruction, overview the up-to-date results of penis transplantation, and discuss advantages and disadvantages of these two techniques. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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