[Repair of the penial injury in patients inflicted by high-voltage electrical injury].

OBJECTIVE

To explore the repair and reconstruction of penial defect in patients inflicted by high-voltage electrical injury.

METHODS

Among one hundred and fifty three patients inflicted with high-voltage electrical injury, 6 suffered from penial injury (including 3 with necrosis of whole penis, 1 with partial necrosis of penis, 1 with partial necrosis of penial shin and 1 with necrosis of entire skin of penis) were enrolled in the study. The penis was repaired by direct suture of the residual skin following excision of necrotic skin in one case, by skin grafting in two case, by scrotum skin flap transplantation in 3 cases.

RESULTS

The appearance and function of the penis in three cases were satisfactory, and the result was also satisfactory in one patient who underwent reconstructive operation at late post injury stage. The penis was totally lost in 2 patients.

CONCLUSION

The skin necrosis of penis after high-voltage injury could be repaired with scrotum skin flap. Total necrosis of the penis could be reconstructed with abdominal skin flap.