Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Department of Urology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
J Sex Med. 2021 Apr;18(4):800-811. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.01.183. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
BACKGROUND: Current literature on surgical outcomes after gender affirming genital surgery is limited by small sample sizes from single-center studies. AIM: To use a community-based participatory research model to survey a large, heterogeneous cohort of transmasculine patients on phalloplasty and metoidioplasty outcomes. METHODS: A peer-informed survey of transmasculine peoples' experience was constructed and administered between January and April 2020. Data collected included demographics, genital surgery history, pre- and postoperative genital sensation and function, and genital self-image. OUTCOMES: Of the 1,212 patients completing the survey, 129 patients underwent genital reconstruction surgery. Seventy-nine patients (61 percent) underwent phalloplasty only, 32 patients (25 percent) underwent metoidioplasty only, and 18 patients (14 percent) underwent metoidioplasty followed by phalloplasty. RESULTS: Patients reported 281 complications requiring 142 revisions. The most common complications were urethrocutaneous fistula (n = 51, 40 percent), urethral stricture (n = 41, 32 percent), and worsened mental health (n = 25, 19 percent). The average erect neophallus after phalloplasty was 14.1 cm long vs 5.5 cm after metoidioplasty (P < .00001). Metoidioplasty patients report 4.8 out of 5 erogenous sensation, compared to 3.4 out of 5 for phalloplasty patients (P < .00001). Patients who underwent clitoris burial in addition to primary phalloplasty did not report change in erogenous sensation relative to primary phalloplasty patients without clitoris burial (P = .105). The average postoperative patient genital self-image score was 20.29 compared with 13.04 for preoperative patients (P < .00001) and 21.97 for a historical control of cisgender men (P = .0004). CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: These results support anecdotal reports that complication rates following gender affirming genital reconstruction are higher than are commonly reported in the surgical literature. Patients undergoing clitoris burial in addition to primary phalloplasty did not report a change in erogenous sensation relative to those patients not undergoing clitoris burial. Postoperative patients report improved genital self-image relative to their preoperative counterparts, although self-image scores remain lower than cisgender males. STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS: These results are unique in that they are sourced from a large, heterogeneous group of transgender patients spanning 3 continents and dozens of surgical centers. The design of this study, following a community-based participatory research model, emphasizes patient-reported outcomes with focus on results most important to patients. Limitations include the recall and selection bias inherent to online surveys, and the inability to verify clinical data reported through the web-based questionnaire. CONCLUSION: Complication rates, including urethral compromise and worsened mental health, remain high for gender affirming penile reconstruction. Robinson IS, Blasdel G, Cohen O, et al. Surgical Outcomes Following Gender Affirming Penile Reconstruction: Patient-Reported Outcomes From a Multi-Center, International Survey of 129 Transmasculine Patients. J Sex Med 2021;18:800-811.
背景:目前关于性别肯定生殖器手术后结果的文献受到来自单一中心研究的小样本量的限制。
目的:使用基于社区参与的研究模型,对大量异质的跨性别男性患者的阴茎成形术和阴蒂成形术结果进行调查。
方法:构建并于 2020 年 1 月至 4 月期间对跨性别者的经验进行了一项同行知情调查。收集的数据包括人口统计学资料、生殖器手术史、术前和术后生殖器感觉和功能以及生殖器自我形象。
结果:在完成调查的 1212 名患者中,有 129 名患者接受了生殖器重建手术。79 名患者(61%)仅接受了阴茎成形术,32 名患者(25%)仅接受了阴蒂成形术,18 名患者(14%)接受了阴蒂成形术加阴茎成形术。
患者报告了 281 次需要 142 次修正的并发症。最常见的并发症是尿道皮肤瘘(n=51,40%)、尿道狭窄(n=41,32%)和心理健康恶化(n=25,19%)。阴茎成形术后平均勃起新阴茎长 14.1 厘米,而阴蒂成形术后长 5.5 厘米(P<.00001)。阴蒂成形术患者报告的性感觉为 4.8 分(满分 5 分),而阴茎成形术患者报告的性感觉为 3.4 分(满分 5 分)(P<.00001)。在接受阴蒂埋藏术加原发性阴茎成形术的患者中,与未接受阴蒂埋藏术的原发性阴茎成形术患者相比,性感觉没有变化(P=0.105)。术后患者平均生殖器自我形象评分 20.29 分,术前患者为 13.04 分(P<.00001),历史对照组顺性别男性为 21.97 分(P=.0004)。
临床意义:这些结果支持了一些传闻报告,即性别肯定生殖器重建后的并发症发生率高于手术文献中通常报道的发生率。与未行阴蒂埋藏术的患者相比,接受原发性阴茎成形术加阴蒂埋藏术的患者在性感觉方面没有变化。与术前患者相比,术后患者报告生殖器自我形象得到改善,尽管自我形象评分仍低于顺性别男性。
优势与局限性:这些结果是独特的,因为它们来自于跨越三大洲和数十个手术中心的大量异质的跨性别患者群体。该研究采用基于社区参与的研究模式,强调患者报告的结果,重点关注对患者最重要的结果。局限性包括在线调查固有的回忆和选择偏倚,以及无法通过网络问卷验证报告的临床数据。
结论:性别肯定性阴茎重建的并发症发生率仍然很高,包括尿道受损和心理健康恶化。
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