Open AccessGroin reconstruction after inguinal block dissection
Author(s) -
Ashish Kumar Gupta,
Paul M. Kingsly,
Isaac Jacob Jeeth,
Prema Dhanraj
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.29125
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , inguinal lymph nodes , penile cancer , dissection (medical) , inguinal canal , penis , malignancy , surgery , metastasis , lymph , cancer , general surgery , inguinal hernia , hernia , pathology
Inguinal block dissection is a necessary component in the treatment of certain cancers. Cancer of the penis is not an uncommon malignancy in the Indian subcontinent and while no one questions the treatment of the primary lesion, the need to remove the inguinal lymph glands concurrently, remains a matter of great controversy. Never the less, the survival of patients with penile cancer depends solely on the presence or absence of metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes. The hesitation in offering inguinal lymph node dissection in every case is significantly related to the morbidity of the procedure in an attempt to reduce these complications, skin flaps can be used to cover the groin. This article looks at various flaps that can be used in groin reconstruction