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12755509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Probably the most common method of constructing a vagina in patients with the Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster syndrome is the technique popularised by McIndoe and Banister in 1938. A cavity is created between the rectum and urethra-bladder complex and is lined with split-thickness skin grafts. One of the disadvantages of using split-thickness skin grafts is the incidence of late contraction of the neovagina. To avoid this problem full-thickness skin grafts have been used, but their take is less reliable. A new technique to improve the take of skin grafts is the VAC-system (vacuum assisted closure, KCI) which has proved to be particularly valuable in grafting difficult anatomical sites. We have used the VAC-system in the construction of a vagina in one case with split-thickness skin grafts and in two cases with full-thickness skin grafts. In all three cases the take was excellent with little discomfort for the patients. It was not necessary to stent the neovagina in the postoperative period and coitus was possible within a month of operation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-4311
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-101
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Vaginal construction with skin grafts and vacuum-assisted closure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic Surgery, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article