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:

As a cosmetic procedure.^[2]
As treatment for diseases of the scrotum and/or testicles such as cancer, Fournier gangrene, hidradenitis suppurativa, lymphedema, or lymphangitis.^[2]
As treatment for severe injury of the scrotum and/or testicles.^[2]
As gender-affirming surgery.^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.

External links

The dictionary definition of scrotectomy at Wiktionary
Media related to Scrotectomy at Wikimedia Commons

[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.

[cww-2] 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.

[gav-3] 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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