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Management of vaginal agenesis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6990857     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Long-term results obtained through different methods of treatment were analysed in a series of 39 patients with congenital absence of the vagina. Thirty-three patients were treated with the McIndoe skin graft technique, 6 of them by the modification of Counseller and Davis. In three patients the neovagina was grafted with amnion and three were treated with the Frank nonoperative method. The result was graded good in 27 and satisfactory in 11 patients. In one patient the McIndoe operation resulted in a complete failure. There was no obvious difference between the results obtained by different methods except for the modification of Counseller and Davis which gave a good result in all cases. Judging from the general appearance and cytological pattern of the artificial vagina a more physiological result was achieved in patients with an amnion graft as compared with those with a skin graft. The nonoperative method is suggested as the first alternative in the treatment of patients with congenital absence of the vagina.
Authors:
O Karjalainen; L Myllynen; P Kajanoja; A Tenhunen; E Purola; S Timonen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae     Volume:  69     ISSN:  0355-9521     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Chir Gynaecol     Publication Date:  1980  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-07-26     Completed Date:  1980-07-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609767     Medline TA:  Ann Chir Gynaecol     Country:  FINLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  37-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Amnion / transplantation
Coitus
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Skin Transplantation
Transplantation, Autologous
Urinary Tract / abnormalities
Vagina / abnormalities*,  surgery
Vaginal Smears

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