1. Penile-scrotal flap vaginoplasty versus inverted penile skin flap expanded with spatulated urethra: A multidisciplinary single-centre analysis
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Giorgio Gentile, Ardigò Martino, Daniela Nadalin, Martina Masetti, Brigida Lilia Marta, Franco Palmisano, Alessandro Franceschelli, Patrizia Stella, Anna Paola Sanfelici, Eugenio Brunocilla, and Fulvio Colombo
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Transgender ,Penile inversion ,Vaginoplasty ,Techniques ,Outcomes, Sexologist ,Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,RC870-923 - Abstract
This study is aimed to compare outcomes of penile-scrotal flap vaginoplasty to inverted penile skin flap expanded with spatulated urethra as a singlecentre experience. Data regarding vaginoplasty performed between May 2003 and January 2014 were reviewed. Subjects were divided into two groups according to the surgical technique performed: perineal- scrotal flap vaginoplasty (Group A), and inverted penile skin flap expanded with spatulated urethra vaginoplasty (Group B). All patients underwent to psychological analysis before surgery. Functional follow-up was based on a modified validated Female Sexual Function Index. Overall, 67 patients with a mean (SD) age of 34 (±9.38) years underwent to surgery. 41 patients were included into the Group A and 26 into the Group B. Mean operative time among Groups A and B was 316 (±101.65) and 594 (±89.06) minutes, respectively (p
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- 2020
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