A New Technique of Expanding the Underdeveloped Scrotum

Systematic Review of Tissue Expansion: Utilization in Non-breast Applications

“…A total of 17 publications describing 168 patients who received a TE before penile or scrotal reconstruction were included. 115 – 131 The average age of the patients was 30.1 years (range, 3–57). The indication for penile or scrotal reconstruction was hypospadias in 35.7%, transgender surgery in 31.0%, epispadias in 24.4%, trauma in 4.2%, infection in 3.0%, bladder extrophy in 0.59%, cryptorchidism in 0.59%, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia in 0.59%.…”

Tissue Expansion in Children

“…26 These devices have shown utility in scrotal expansion, given limited mobility and space in the area that make valve positioning difficult. 27 The surgeon is currently unable to control the rate and direction of this method of expansion, though a new direction-controlled self-inflating device has been developed and tested in animal models. 28 To allow adequate expansion, the base diameter of the chosen expander should be 2 to 2.5 times the diameter of the defect.…”