Partial necrosis of an amputated penis following replantation in a heavy smoker: A case report

A case of penile amputation in a heavy smoker who was treated by microsurgical replantation is presented. The penis was cut by a kitchen knife and the ischaemia time until revascularisation was 3 hours. Following successful microneurovascular repair the penis survived. However, a 3 cm portion of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Microsurgery 1998, Vol.18 (3), p.189-191
Hauptverfasser:	Kayikcioglu, Aycan, Özcan, Gürhan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Amputation, Traumatic - surgery Biological and medical sciences Humans Male Medical sciences Necrosis Penis - injuries Penis - pathology Penis - surgery Postoperative Period Replantation Smoking - adverse effects Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland Treatment Failure
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of penile amputation in a heavy smoker who was treated by microsurgical replantation is presented. The penis was cut by a kitchen knife and the ischaemia time until revascularisation was 3 hours. Following successful microneurovascular repair the penis survived. However, a 3 cm portion of the ventral segment, including the corresponding urethral segment, sloughed. The adverse effects of nicotine on vascular anastomotic network in heavy smokers are well known and may be the cause of the partial necrosis in this case. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 18:189–191 1998
ISSN:	0738-1085 1098-2752
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1998)18:3<189::AID-MICR12>3.0.CO;2-U