Improved laparoscopic Vechitti procedure for constructing a functioning vagina / 中华整形外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
; (6): 361-363, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinical effect of improved laparoscopic Vechitti procedure for constructing a functioning vagina.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>By using the method of raising vestibular mucosa, 18 patients with congenital absence of vagina and uterus underwent surgery in our hospital. No cave was made between bladder and rectum. The procedure involved puncturing the vulvar vestibulum pit with an epidural paracentetic needle or specially-made needle into abdominal cavity through rectovesical interspace, two drag-lines was introduced through anterior abdominal wall, using the line to tie a clothes button of 2.0-2.5 cm diameter to the vulva, rasing the lines day by day, the vestibule go upward along with the button, then the vagina was formed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After the procedures, the artificial vagina of all 18 patients could hold a speculum and the mucosa appeared soft and smooth with normal lubrication. The vulvar tissues appeared uninjured and normal in all cases. The married patients were satisfactory to the intercourse. One case of vagino-rectal fistula was observed in a patient after she rode a bicycle with the vaginal mould.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The improved laparoscopic Vechitti procedure for constructing a functioning vagina has less trauma than conventional operation and is easy to operate. Therefore, the new improved procedure is a preferred way in constructing vagina for treating those patients.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Cirugía General
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Ginecológicos
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Anomalías Congénitas
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Vagina
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Satisfacción del Paciente
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Laparoscopía
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Métodos
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
Año:
2004
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