Vaginal Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 68-year-old Asian woman had radiation therapy for early-stage cervical cancer about 40 years ago in Asia and remained cancer free for a long time but unfortunately developed…
Reconstructive surgery
Perineal Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 34-year-old White male was diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer and had been scheduled for an abdominoperineal resection (APR) by the colorectal service. Because his perineal resection could…
Scrotal Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 76-year-old paraplegic White male with a long-standing history of diabetes developed Fournier’s gangrene and presented to the urology service. The primary service performed emergent radical surgical debridement…
Penile Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 14-year-old intersex White person had been born with ambiguous genitalia. The patient decided to be a male but unfortunately all male genital organs had been removed at…
Buttock Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 63-year-old White female had chronic recurrent drainage from her right buttock for the past 2 years. She had a resection of malignant fibrohistiocytoma and postoperative…
Groin Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 64-year-old White male with a history of hypertension and two previous coronary artery bypass grafting surgeries underwent uneventful heart transplantation for severe congestive heart failure….
Vulvar Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation An 86-year-old White female underwent a wide local excision (WLE) for a vulvar squamous cell cancer (SCC) by the gynecologic oncology service. A 15 × 8-cm large soft tissue…
Sacral Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 35-year-old Hispanic paraplegic female developed a sacral pressure sore when she was in hospital to give birth ( Fig. 33.1 ). This was the first time…
Scrotal Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 76-year-old paraplegic White male with a long-standing history of diabetes developed Fournier’s gangrene and presented to the urology service. The primary service performed emergent radical surgical debridement…
Perineal Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 34-year-old White male was diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer and had been scheduled for an abdominoperineal resection (APR) by the colorectal service. Because his perineal resection could…
