Management of Vaginal Agenesis

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 352-357

  Nakhal, Rola S ^a   Creighton, Sarah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome; Rokitansky syndrome; Vaginal agenesis; Vaginal aplasia; Vaginal dilation; Vaginal hypoplasia; Vaginoplasty

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DAVYDOV PROCEDURE; DILATION AND EVACUATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GONADECTOMY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MCINDOE TECHNIQUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA APLASIA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL DILATION THERAPY; VECCHIETTI PROCEDURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; SOMITES; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 84869117256     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.06.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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