Shaft-only Phalloplasty: Technical Modifications to Optimize Aesthetics

Abstract: Preferred Aesthetics in Reconstructive Phalloplasty

Modifications to the orbitozygomatic approach. Technical note.

The orbitozygomatic craniotomy is one of the workhorse approaches of skull base surgery, providing wide, multidirectional access to the anterior and middle cranial fossae as well as the basilar apex. Complete removal of the orbitozygomatic bar increases the angles of exposure, decreases the working depth of the surgical field, and minimizes brain retraction. In many cases, however, only a porti...

Technical Modifications in Maraglas Embedding

Marglas 655 is proving to be a versatile embedding medium for biological electron microscopy (1-5) in that it provides favorable cutting qualities and excellent cellular preservation (Figs. 1, 2, 4). Since the publication of the original technic (1), we have found several useful technical modifications and developed methods for staining sections for light microscopy. Two technical difficulties ...

Ventral phalloplasty.

PURPOSE To present the surgical technique of ventral phalloplasty as an adjunct procedure to the classic prosthetic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this video we demonstrate how to perform a ventral phalloplasty in a patient that has undergone a penile prosthesis implantation. Our technique consists of: delineation of the penile scrotal web, excision of this redundant skin, and re-approxima...

Laryngotracheal transplantation: technical modifications and functional outcomes.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Laryngeal transplantation offers the potential for patients without a larynx to recover their voice, which is critical in our communication age. We report clinical and functional outcomes from a laryngotracheal transplant. Widespread adoption of this technique has been slowed due to the ethical concerns of life-long immunosuppression after a nonvital organ transplant. Our ...