Recognition and Management of Complications Following Gender Affirming Surgery

Co-Host: Laura Douglass, MD

Outline:

Segment #1 Topic: Why is this important for ALL urologists to know?

Segment #2 Topic: Introduction to Gender Affirming Surgery (GAS)

Segment #3 Topic: Emergency/ED consultations vs. Outpatient/clinic consultations

Resources:

- Hanley K, Wittenberg H, Gurjala D, Safir MH, Chen EH. Caring for Transgender Patients: Complications of Gender-Affirming Genital Surgeries. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Sep;78(3):409-415.

- Krakowsky Y, Shah G, Nguyen AV, Kavanagh AG, Potter E, Remondini T, Goldsher YW, Millman A. Gender-affirming care in urology: emergency care of the gender-affirming surgical patient-what the primary urologist needs to know. BJU Int. 2024 Feb;133(2):124-131. doi: 10.1111/bju.16249. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38060336.

- Mann RA, Kasabwala K, Kim N, Pariser JJ. The Management of Complications of Feminizing Gender Affirming Genital Surgery. Urology. 2021 Jun;152:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.01.031. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33493512.

- Maffucci F, Clark J, Jun M, Douglass L. A Urologist's Guide to Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients. Urol Clin North Am. 2023 Nov;50(4):577-585. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.06.020. Epub 2023 Aug 9. PMID: 37775216.

- Nikolavsky D, Hughes M, Zhao LC. Urologic Complications After Phalloplasty or Metoidioplasty. Clin Plast Surg. 2018 Jul;45(3):425-435. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.03.013. PMID: 29908632.