Isolated penile lymphoedema: surgical management

Isolated penile lymphoedema: surgical management.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Lymphoedema is an abnormal collection of interstitial lymph fl uid due to either congenital maldevelopment of the lymphatics or secondary obstruction. Primary penile lymphoedema is a rare occurrence. Its incidence account for approximately 1:60,000 live births. 1 Generally it involves the lower limbs, but rarely the genitalia. 2 3 We report a case of primary isolated penile l...

Management of secondary lymphoedema.

Lymphoedema is a chronic, progressive condition. There is no cure but it is most easily managed with early recognition and therapy; those who do not have treatment tend to worsen rapidly and advanced disease is more difficult to treat than early disease. Surgery for lymphoedema is often regarded as a last resort but traditional excisional techniques that have been slightly modified for modern p...

Lymphadenectomy in the surgical management of penile cancer.

CONTEXT Uncertainty remains about the extent and indications for inguinal lymphadenectomy in penile cancer, a procedure known for relatively high morbidity. Several attempts have been made to develop strategies which can improve the diagnostic quality and reduce the morbidity of the management of inguinal lymph nodes in penile cancer. OBJECTIVE To analyse the existing published data on the su...

Surgical management of penile cancer--report of two cases.

Partial penectomy and penile reconstruction. Initial surgical management of localized penile cancer.

INTRODUCTION Surgical management for penile carcinoma is mutilating and affects significantly quality of life. Hereby we present our experience on penile reconstruction (PR) immediately after oncologic resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included all patients from January 2007 until April 2012 who underwent PR after partial penectomy (PP). Patients included in the study were seen at four diff...