TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful Surgical Management of Grade 4 Gynecomastia in a Renal Transplant Recipient
AU - Alabdulkarim, Abdulaziz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2024/11/21
Y1 - 2024/11/21
N2 - Summary: This case report details the clinical presentation, surgical intervention, and postoperative management of a 36-year-old male renal transplant recipient with grade 4 gynecomastia, classified by the Rohrich scale. The patient had hypertension and was on nifedipine, metoprolol, allopurinol, prednisol, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate. With a body mass index of 31 kg/m2 and significant breast hypertrophy 4 months posttransplant, surgical intervention was chosen. The patient underwent bilateral breast tissue excision with free nipple grafting under general anesthesia. Postoperative management included overnight admission, and follow-up showed successful graft take and satisfactory wound healing.
AB - Summary: This case report details the clinical presentation, surgical intervention, and postoperative management of a 36-year-old male renal transplant recipient with grade 4 gynecomastia, classified by the Rohrich scale. The patient had hypertension and was on nifedipine, metoprolol, allopurinol, prednisol, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate. With a body mass index of 31 kg/m2 and significant breast hypertrophy 4 months posttransplant, surgical intervention was chosen. The patient underwent bilateral breast tissue excision with free nipple grafting under general anesthesia. Postoperative management included overnight admission, and follow-up showed successful graft take and satisfactory wound healing.
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U2 - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006334
DO - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006334
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210410339
SN - 2169-7574
VL - 12
SP - e6334
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
IS - 11
ER -