Vaginal reconstruction at the time of pelvic exenteration: A surgical and psychosexual analysis of techniques

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-45

  Mirhashemi, Ramin ^a   Averette, Hervy E ^a   Lambrou, Nicholas ^a   Penalver, Manuel A ^a   Mendez, Luis ^a   Ghurani, Giselle ^a   Salom, Emory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS CANCER; PELVIS EXENTERATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036924207     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2002.6780     Document Type: Article

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