SCROTAL RECONSTRUCTION AFTER NECROTIZING CELLULITIS OF THE PERINEUM AND EXTERNAL GENITALIA - A SERIES OF 21 CASES

The author report twenty one cases of tissue reconstruction defects se condary to necrotizing cellulitis of perineum and external genital org ans, treated at the burns and plastic surgery unit of UHC Ibn Rochd of Casablanca, between 1992 and 1994. Depending on the extent of the def ect, the techniques used were gracilis musculocutaneous flap in 8 case s, thigh fasciocutaneous flap in 7 cases, groin flap in 4 cases, simpl e skin sutures and skin grafts in one case, respectively. The morpholo gical results were satisfactory. The mean hospital stay after reconstr uction was 15 days.