Neovaginal reconstruction with the modified McIndoe technique: A review of 32 cases

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 379-384

  Seccia, Antonio ^a   Salgarello, Marzia ^a   Sturla, Marcella ^a   Loreti, Andrea ^a   Latorre, Stefano ^a   Farallo, Eugenio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; METAPLASIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036787698     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200210000-00008     Document Type: Article

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