Scrotectomy

Scrotal area following a complete scrotectomy

Scrotectomy (/skroʊˈtɛktəmi/) is a surgery to remove all or part of the scrotum.[1] The removal of all scrotal skin is known as a complete scrotectomy, while the partial removal of scrotal skin is known as a partial scrotectomy. Scrotectomy may be performed with or without orchiectomy (removal of one of both testicles).[2][3]

Scrotectomy may be performed for a variety of reasons, including:

References

  1. ^ Stedman, Thomas Lathrop, ed. (2012). Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing (Illustrated 7th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1509. ISBN 978-1-60831-692-2. OCLC 701450140.
  2. ^ a b c d Hawksworth, Dorota J.; Khera, Mohit; Herati, Amin S. (2021). "Surgery of the Scrotum and Seminal Vesicles". In Partin, Alan W.; Dmochowski, Roger R.; Kavoussi, Louis R.; Peters, Craig A. (eds.). Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology. Vol. 2 (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier. pp. 1844–1845. ISBN 978-0-323-76067-6. OCLC 1196246696.
  3. ^ a b Akhavan, Arya Andre; Quint, Meg; Satterwhite, Thomas (2025). "Chapter 23 - Individually customizable procedures for patients Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB)". In Selvaggi, Gennaro; Djordjevic, Miroslav L. (eds.). Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty. Academic Press. pp. 265–280. doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-21776-0.00023-6. ISBN 978-0-443-21776-0. OCLC 1513132611.
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