A novel approach to cervical reconstruction using vaginal mucosa-lined polytetrafluoroethylene graft in congenital agenesis of the cervix

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2433.e5-2433.e8

  Nguyen, Dung H ^a   Lee, Chyi Long ^a   Wu, Kai Yun ^a   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agenesis; cervix; mucosa; polytetrafluoroethylene; vagina

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL RECONSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GONADAL AGENESIS; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; HYSTEROTOMY; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENSTRUATION; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX ATRESIA; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA MUCOSA;

EID: 79956372745     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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