Early Penile and Donor Site Sensory Outcomes After Innervated Radial Forearm Free Flap Phalloplasty: A Pilot Prospective Study
This pilot study demonstrates that quantitative sensory testing can be used to monitor post-phalloplasty sensory changes. Recovery was significantly associated with contralateral (i.e, right side in a left forearm RFF) aspects of the neophallus, suggesting a possible pattern of circumferential sensory innervation via RFFF sensory nerves. Future studies with a larger sample size and longer follow-ups are necessary to fully characterize sensory recovery in phalloplasty patients.
Authors
- Erik Reiche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0578-0011)
- Vance Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-3316)
- A. Lee Dellon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9509-0473)
- Calvin R. Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1161-9127)
- Devin Coon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-9710)
- Siti Rahmayanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3244-9123)
- Lauren Eisenbeis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1882-4265)
- Wilmina N. Landford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-1876)
- Norah Oles
- Melissa Noyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3203-1429)
- Michael Parisi
- Sophia Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5223-1589)
- Raphael Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0777-0134)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microsurgery
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.31228
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15