Vaginal construction using sigmoid colon in children and young adults

Authors from Denver describe their experience in neovaginal construction using sigmoid colon in young adults. They outline potential difficulties, particularly with patients having an android pelvis, but feel that the isolated sigmoid neovagina construction is widely applicable and can be used at an...

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Published in:BJU international 2004-07, Vol.94 (1), p.115-119
Main Authors: Rajimwale, Ashok, Furness, Peter D., Brant, William O., Koyle, Martin A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Colon, Sigmoid - surgery
complications
cosmesis
Female
function
Humans
Infant
Laparoscopy - methods
Medical sciences
Patient Satisfaction
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
sigmoid colon
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland
Surgically-Created Structures
Vagina - abnormalities
Vagina - surgery
vaginal agenesis
Vaginal Diseases - surgery
vaginal reconstruction
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Summary:Authors from Denver describe their experience in neovaginal construction using sigmoid colon in young adults. They outline potential difficulties, particularly with patients having an android pelvis, but feel that the isolated sigmoid neovagina construction is widely applicable and can be used at any age. However, they point out that the long‐term satisfaction for intercourse needs long‐term evaluation. The impact of early screening for reflux in siblings of those with VUR is evaluated by authors from Montreal. They found that screening at an early stage (
ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-4096.2004.04911.x