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ArticleInternational journal of transgender health2023

The Montréal Classification of urethral lengthening for phalloplasty in transmasculine patients-surgical techniques and urethral complications.

Michelle Bonapace-Potvin, Elisabeth Lorange, Xiya Ma, Maria Cassandre Medor, Éric Bensimon, Pierre Brassard, Maud Bélanger

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Article in International journal of transgender health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michelle Bonapace-PotvinPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-1036
Elisabeth LorangePlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Xiya MaPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Maria Cassandre MedorPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Éric BensimonPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Pierre BrassardPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Maud BélangerPlastic Surgery Department, Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec Métropolitain · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Phalloplasties are one of the most performed genital surgeries in the treatment of gender dysphoria for transmasculine patients. Urethral lengthening is an essential component of phalloplasties. Few techniques have been described for the creation of this pars fixa urethra. The purpose of this article is to present the Montréal Classification for pars fixa urethral lengthening, to detail the surgical techniques and to report on clinical outcomes. Materials and methods: All patients undergoing phalloplasty from November 2016 to February 2019 were included in this study. Patient demographics, type of surgery and urological complications were recorded. Statistics were performed using student's T-test, Chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test and One-way ANOVA. Patients underwent either type 1, type 2, or type 3 urethral reconstruction. Results: Of the 84 total patients, 45 underwent type 1 lengthening, 28 type 2, and 11 type 3. Eighteen and 33 patients underwent single-stage and two stage anastomosis of the pars fixa to the pars pendulans neourethra, respectively. Thirty-three patients have not had any additional surgeries to date. Post-operative urological complications for immediate anastomosis and two-stage anastomosis were reported in 77.7% and 18.2% of patients, respectively. Conclusions: We propose a classification as well as a description of three types of urethral lengthening techniques. Over the last few years, we have shifted away from single-stage anastomosis and have adopted a two-stage anastomosis technique. Our experience allows us to classify urethral lengthening and to standardize care depending on patient characteristics, leading to excellent results.

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Free tissue flapsgender confirmation surgerypostoperative complicationstransgender personsurologic surgical procedures

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PMID37901062
PMCPMC10601514
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