Creation of a neovagina with use of a pudendal thigh fasciocutaneous flap and restoration of uterovaginal continuity

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 607-611

  Selvaggi, Gennaro ^a   Monstrey, Stan ^a   Depypere, Herman ^a   Blondeel, Phillip ^a   Van Landuyt, Koenraad ^a   Hamdi, Mustapha ^a   Dhont, Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Functional uterus; Hematometra; Pudendal thigh flap; Uterovaginal continuity; Vaginal aplasia; Vaginal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MENSTRUATION; POLYP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA APLASIA;

EID: 0042836880     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00977-4     Document Type: Article

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