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The purpose of this study was to review our experience with PFL in phalloplasty.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent phalloplasty by a single surgeon at a single institution between 2016 and 2020. PFL was defined as any patient requiring sharp excision of necrotic tissue and reconstruction. Patient variables (demographics, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, comorbidities), flap variables (donor site, design, dimensions, perforator number) and intraoperative variables (use of vasopressors, intraoperative fluid volume) were collected.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003Of 76 phalloplasties, 6 patients suffered PFL (7.9%). 5\/6 patients were radial forearm free flap tube-within-tube (TWT) and 1\/5 patients were pedicled anterolateral thigh TWT. 4\/6 cases involved the shaft only and were treated with excision\u2009\u00b1\u2009Integra and full-thickness skin grafting. 2 cases of PFL involved the urethral extension requiring excision of the necrotic segment.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003PFL occurred in 7.9% of cases and was solely found in the TWT cohort. The majority of cases involved the shaft, sparing the urethral segment. 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