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Question 8#

In 1819, Sir Astley Cooper performed what was probably the first skin flap used to repair a defect outside the face. What did he repair with this flap?

A. A defect after skin cancer excision on the trunk
B. A urethral fistula
C. A defect of the neck after an ulcerating infection
D. A wound on the lower limb
E. None of these

Correct Answer is B

Comment:

A urethral fistula. Astley Cooper and B. Travers used a scrotal flap to close a large urethral fistula in 1819.