Open AccessSaxophone penis due to primary lymphoedema
Author(s) -
Vishal Jain,
Sangram Singh,
Saurabh Garge,
Ashish Negi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.59611
Subject(s) - medicine , penis , scrotum , lymphedema , surgical excision , surgery , external genitalia , edema , subcutaneous tissue , penile diseases , anatomy , cancer , breast cancer
Congenital lymphoedema is a rare disorder that may result in disfiguring edema of the male genitalia. The treatment of persistent lymphoedema is surgical and consists of meticulous excision of all subcutaneous layers of the affected skin, combined with reconstruction of the penis and or scrotum.