Conversion of the 'kangaroo pouch' neovagina to a skin inversion vaginoplasty in male-to-female transsexuals: Two unusual cases

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 445-452

  Hage, J Joris ^a   Chami, Salim Z ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COITUS; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSEXUALISM; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SCROTUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSSEXUALISM; VAGINA;

EID: 0031908313     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199802000-00032     Document Type: Review

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