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Neovaginal Construction with Pelvic Peritoneum: Reviewing an Old Approach for a New Application
- Source :
- Clinical Anatomy. 31:175-180
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- Transgender reassignment surgeries have become a major topic of interest within the last decade. Although there are numerous surgical techniques for male-to-female reassignment, a physician must assess each patient's anatomy and past medical history to determine the most suitable technique. Additionally, patient preference is important. The neovaginal constructive technique most commonly used in male-to-female reassignment surgery is penile skin inversion, but various other techniques and tissues can also be used including pelvic peritoneum, buccal mucosa, and bowel. Surgical text descriptions were enhanced by creating new anatomical illustrations. Donor and recipient site anatomies, and the surgical technique leading to creation of the neovagina, are demonstrated in detail with relevant illustrations. A review of the literature concerning the anatomy, procedure development, and outcomes is presented. The pelvic peritoneum was originally used in neovaginal construction for females with vaginal agenesis as a result of MRKH syndrome. The use of this technique to create a neovagina in male-to-female transgender reassignment surgery has become appealing owing to the relative ease of the procedure, low complication rates, and overall high patient satisfaction. This technique offers a potential new choice for transgender male-to-female neovaginal construction, but further studies are needed to confirm its successful use in transgender surgery. Clin. Anat. 31:175-180, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Subjects :
- MRKH Syndrome
Past medical history
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Histology
business.industry
General surgery
General Medicine
Buccal mucosa
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Vesico-uterine pouch
Transgender
medicine
Pelvic peritoneum
Anatomy
Vaginal agenesis
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08973806
- Volume :
- 31
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Anatomy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fa318f73849f5948ead80b938d0b6672