Do histologic changes in the skin-lined neovagina of male-to-female transsexuals really occur?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 546-549

  Dekker, Judith J M L ^a   Hage, J Joris ^b   Karim, Refaat B ^c   Bloemena, Elisabeth ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Histology; Hormone treatment; Skin flaps; Transsexuals; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; STAINING; TRANSSEXUALISM; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONES; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PENIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCROTUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSSEXUALISM; VAGINA;

EID: 40349087123     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000258953.00234.50     Document Type: Article

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