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Principles of Tissue Transfer in Urology

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Flaps and grafts are the main techniques for transferring tissue from one location to another. While flaps bring their own blood supply when transferred to the new location, grafts rely on a blood supply acquired from the recipient bed.

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  • Garaffa G, Christopher AN, Ralph DJ. The management of genital lymphoedema. BJU Int. 2008;102(4):480–4.

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  1. Department of Urology, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET, UK

    Giulio Garaffa FRCS (Urol.)

  2. Institute of Urology, University College Hospital, 2A Maple House, Rosenheim Wing, Ground Floor, 25 Grafton Way, London, WC1E 6AU, UK

    David J. Ralph BSc, MD, FRCS (Ed.), FRCS (Urol.) (Consultant Urological Surgeon)

  3. Department of Urology, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, West Sussex, UK

    David J. Ralph BSc, MD, FRCS (Ed.), FRCS (Urol.) (Consultant Urological Surgeon)

  4. Department of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK

    Ian Eardley MA, MChir, FRCS (Urol.), FEBUrol.

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  1. Giulio Garaffa FRCS (Urol.)
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  3. Ian Eardley MA, MChir, FRCS (Urol.), FEBUrol.
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Correspondence to Ian Eardley MA, MChir, FRCS (Urol.), FEBUrol. .

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  1. , Department of Urology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

    Steve Payne

  2. , Department of Urology, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

    Ian Eardley

  3. , Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Eccles Old Road, Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

    Kieran O'Flynn

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Garaffa, G., Ralph, D.J., Eardley, I. (2012). Principles of Tissue Transfer in Urology. In: Payne, S., Eardley, I., O'Flynn, K. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2422-1_54

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