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J Reconstr Microsurg 1998; 14(1): 31-33
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006898
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© 1998 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Successful Reinnervation of the Penis Using an Autogenous Vein Conduit

Maurice Y. Nahabedian, James K. Smolev
  • Division of Plastic Surgery and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Accepted for publication 1997

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Injury to the dorsal sensory nerve of the penis following penile prosthesis insertion is extremely rare. The authors report on a patient with insensitivity involving the right penile shaft and gtans secondary to entrapment and fibrosis of the dorsal cutaneous nerve of the penis, following penile prosthesis insertion. Following resection of a 2-cm segment of fibrosed nerve, penile sensation was successfully restored using an autogenous vein graft conduit between the proximal and distal nerve segments.