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PHALLOPLASTY [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
CONT

A phalloplasty is the construction or reconstruction of a penis.

OBS

The phalloplasty is a common surgical choice for transgender and nonbinary people interested in gender confirmation surgery. It's also used to reconstruct the penis in cases of trauma, cancer, or congenital defect.

OBS

The terms penoplasty and phalloplasty are sometimes used interchangeably. However, the term phalloplasty rather implies the full construction or reconstruction of a penis, while the term penoplasty is generally used to signify the modification of the size of a penis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
CONT

La phalloplastie est l'intervention visant à reconstruire le pénis, généralement au moyen de [tissus prélevés] au niveau de l'avant-bras.

Spanish

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