INVOLVEMENT OF BUCK'S FASCIA IN CONGENITAL TORSION OF THE PENIS

CORRIERE, JOSEPH N. JR.

From the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Accepted for publication October 10, 1980.

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Journal of Urology 126(3):p 410-411, September 1981. | DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)54547-4

Repair of torsion of the penis was attempted in 2 children. Complete dissection of the skin from the penile shaft did not correct the anomaly. Further dissection and relocation of Buck's fascia eliminated the torsion in 1 patient and improved the lesion in the other. Torsion of the penis cannot always be corrected by merely freeing the skin and dartos fascia, and it may require extensive dissection of Buck's fascia for repair.