Complications
Surgical technique Limitations Benefits Metoidioplasty Short phallus, not capable of sexual penetration, does not always enable voiding while standing Easy technique, reduced risk of complication, quick recovery time Radial forearm…
Surgical Therapy: Phalloplasty with Suprapubic Flap, Pryor’s Technique
Fig. 30.1 Schematic representation of the abdominal flap prior to its rise [4] The flap is then mobilized from the distal edge to the base: during this phase it is…
Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Function After Surgery
Fig. 21.1 Male urethral sphincter complex. PUS extends from the bladder neck through the prostatic urethra above the verumontanum. DUS extends from the prostatic urethra below the verumontanum through the…
Surgery in Complications: Colon Vaginoplasty
Fig. 18.1 Abdominal incision Figs. 18.2 and 18.3 Isolation of the sigmoid segment Figs. 18.4 and 18.5 Creation of neovagina Then isolated sigmoid is brought down to the perineal canal…
Sexual Ambiguity: Development of Judgement and Evaluation Criteria over the Centuries
(1) Plastic Surgery, Bordighera-Milan IT, Bordighera, Italy This chapter has been translated with permission from Kurtis Editore srl. Original publication: L’ambiguità sessuale: evoluzione nei secoli dei criteri di giudizio…
The Hot Questions of Prepubertal Gender Dysphoria in Girls
Modified from Baldaro Verde and Graziottin [2] Satisfaction with the gender identity outcome depends on a number of variables that deserve the highest multidisciplinary consideration [2–6]. The most accurate evaluation…
Answers to Fertility Request
Fig. 40.1 Physiological reproductive process in human beings Regular ovulation cycle. Production of viable gametes. Female: production of oocytes suitable for fertilisation and generation of a vital embryo. Male: production…
Transgender Identity and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including HIV
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Chlamydia trachomatis Treponema pallidum Trichomonas vaginalis Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) Human papillomavirus (HPV) Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Hepatitis A virus (HAV) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Despite…
Ethical Issues for the Practitioner Work in the Transgender Care
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Carlo Trombetta, Giovanni Liguori and Michele Bertolotto (eds.)Management of Gender Dysphoria10.1007/978-88-470-5696-1_38 38. Ethical Issues for the Practitioner Work in the Transgender Care Cristoforo Pomara1, 2 , Andrea Brincat2, Daniel Cassar2, Massimo Martelloni3, Emanuela Turillazzi1 and Stefano D’Errico3 (1) Department of…
Penile Prosthesis Implantation in Phalloplasty in Female-to-Male Transsexuals
Fig. 36.1a, b The final result after implantation of a three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis in the flaccid and in the erect state 36.5 Intraoperative Complications Intraoperative complications include inadvertent injury…
