Creatsas modification of Williams vaginoplasty for reconstruction of the vaginal aplasia in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome cases

Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-375

  Creatsas, George ^a   Deligeoroglou, Efthimios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mayer Rokitansky K ster Hauser syndrome; Vaginal agenesis; Vaginal aplasia; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BODY IMAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SEXUALITY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA APLASIA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYMEN; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952174568     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.10.13     Document Type: Review

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