Surgical management of vaginal agenesis

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 583-591

  Templeman, Claire L ^a   Lam, Alan M ^a   Hertweck, S Paige ^a  

^a Department of Ob/Gyn ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER MUCOSA; COLON INTERPOSITION; FEMALE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERITONEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; VAGINA APLASIA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

COLON, SIGMOID; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 0032857910     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199909000-00023     Document Type: Review

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