Vaginal construction with skin grafts and vacuum-assisted closure

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-101

  Hallberg, Håkan ^a   Holmström, Hans ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital absence of the vagina; Neovagina; VAC; Vacuum assisted closure; Vaginal construction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COITUS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SKIN GRAFT; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; VAGINA APLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL SPONGES; VACUUM; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0037270078     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310005621     Document Type: Article

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