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Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene
We describe the case of a 43-year-old male diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by Fournier’s gangrene. Multiple debridements led to the complete effacement of the scrotum, with 360 degrees of exposed testes and a narrow base of suspension. It was decided to reconstruct the scrotum usin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9287999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35859983 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25988 |
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author | Finkelstein, Emily R Perez-Quirante, Federico Panthaki, Zubin |
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description | We describe the case of a 43-year-old male diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by Fournier’s gangrene. Multiple debridements led to the complete effacement of the scrotum, with 360 degrees of exposed testes and a narrow base of suspension. It was decided to reconstruct the scrotum using bilateral gracilis muscle rotational flaps, followed by split-thickness skin grafting from the thigh. The gracilis muscle as a donor flap allowed for the protection and support of the testes and suspensory tissue while achieving an aesthetically pleasing result that resembled the normal scrotum. We hope providers will consider this reconstructive method in future patients who present with similar extensive effacement of the scrotal tissue. |
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spelling | pubmed-92879992022-07-19 Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene Finkelstein, Emily R Perez-Quirante, Federico Panthaki, Zubin Cureus Plastic Surgery We describe the case of a 43-year-old male diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by Fournier’s gangrene. Multiple debridements led to the complete effacement of the scrotum, with 360 degrees of exposed testes and a narrow base of suspension. It was decided to reconstruct the scrotum using bilateral gracilis muscle rotational flaps, followed by split-thickness skin grafting from the thigh. The gracilis muscle as a donor flap allowed for the protection and support of the testes and suspensory tissue while achieving an aesthetically pleasing result that resembled the normal scrotum. We hope providers will consider this reconstructive method in future patients who present with similar extensive effacement of the scrotal tissue. Cureus 2022-06-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9287999/ /pubmed/35859983 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25988 Text en Copyright © 2022, Finkelstein et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Plastic Surgery Finkelstein, Emily R Perez-Quirante, Federico Panthaki, Zubin Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title | Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title_full | Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title_fullStr | Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title_short | Reconstruction of the Scrotum With Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Rotational Flaps in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene |
title_sort | reconstruction of the scrotum with bilateral gracilis muscle rotational flaps in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by fournier’s gangrene |
topic | Plastic Surgery |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9287999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35859983 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25988 |
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