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Objective

Genital skin lost is a rare urological trauma, it is caused by many reasons. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of split – thickness skin grafting surgery for male genital reconstruction.

Methods

This is a case series at Binh Dan hospital from 01/2015 to 10/2017. We described the characteristics of etiology, diagnosis and its surgical treatment.

Results

15 patients were admitted in our study with different causes: working accident due to shrimp air blower (6 cases), post injecting silicone (paraffinoma: 4 cases), post Fournier’s gangrene (2 cases), post reconnecting an amputation penile (1 case) and burn of the genital organ due to chemical (1 case), post circumcision at a private clinic (1 case). All cases were grafted with split – thickness skin. Post operation, they maintained or improved erection, normal voiding and had good cosmetic outcome.

Conclusion

We show the wide variety of indications for split thickness skin grafting use, the ease of the technique, and its successful outcomes. This procedure should be offered to patients as a first-line treatment.

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