ONE-STAGE PENIS RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE ABDO- MINAL FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP BASED ON THE DOUBLE ARTERIES REPORT OF 16 CASES

One.stage reconstruction of the penis with the abdominal fasciocutaneous flap based on the arteria epigastrica superficialis (AES) and arteria circum- flexa ilium superficialis (ACIS) was performed with success in 16 patients. The flap, tabletennis-bat shaped, was taken from the lower quadrant of the abdomen. The blood for the flap was supplied by the AES and the ACIS. "The striking surface of the bat" constituted the main part of the flap; the medial portion of which formed the corpus penis and the lateral portion formed the urethra. The supporting tissue was a piece of autogenous cartilage or a silicon rubber bar. The reconstructed penis assumed an acceptable appearance and was good in function.