Long-term effects of neovaginal reconstruction with sigmoid loop technique on sexual function and self image in patients with gynecologic malignancies: Results of a prospective study

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 400-406

  Fotopoulou, Christina ^a   Neumann, Ulf ^a   Klapp, Christine ^a   Lichtenegger, Werner ^a   Sehouli, Jalid ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female Sexual Function Index; Gynecologic cancer; Sigmoid colon; Vaginal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SIGMOID VAGINOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINA STENOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 56449116786     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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