Patient-Reported Social, Psychological, and Urologic Outcomes After Adult Buried Penis Repair.

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in hygiene, urination, and sexual activity after surgery for adult-acquired buried penis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included men who underwent buried penis repair from 2011 to 2015. Patients were asked pre- and postoperative questions on hygiene, urinary difficulties, sexual difficulties, and difficulties with activities of daily living (modified Post-Bariatric Surgery Quality of Life Questionnaire). Postoperative satisfaction was assessed at a minimum of 6 months. Pre- and postoperative data were compared with chi-squared analyses.

RESULTS: Of 14 eligible patients, 12 completed postoperative questionnaires. Buried penis repair required debridement of penile skin with split-thickness skin grafting to penis (n = 11; 92%), escutcheonectomy (n = 12; 100%) and abdominoplasty (n = 10; 83%), scrotoplasty (n = 7; 59%), and securing the supra-penile dermis to the pubic dermal or periosteal tissue (n = 12, 100%). The average length of follow-up was 31 months (±20 months). Mean age was 50 (±10.5 years) and mean body mass index was 55 (±13.7 kg/m

CONCLUSION: Buried penis repair positively impacts social, psychological, and functional outcomes for patients. Wound complications should be expected but are easily managed.

Volume

103

First Page

240

Last Page

244

ISSN

1527-9995

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

28132851

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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