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Management of Transverse Vaginal Septum by Vaginoscopic Resection: Hymen Conservative Technique
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Vol 40, Iss 10, Pp 642-646 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Transverse vaginal septum is a rare female genital tract anomaly, and little is described about its surgical treatment. We report the case of a patient who wished to preserve hymenal integrity due to social and cultural beliefs. We performed a vaginoscopic resection of the septum under laparoscopic view, followed by the introduction of a Foley catheter in the vagina, thus preserving the hymen. After 12 months of follow-up, no septal closure was present, and the menstrual flow was effective. Vaginoscopic hysteroscopy is an effective method of vaginal septum resection, even in cases in which hymenal integrity must be preserved due to social and cultural beliefs.Septo vaginal transverso é uma anomalia rara do trato genital feminino, e pouco é descrito sobre o tratamento cirúrgico. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente que desejava preservar a integridade do hímen devido a crenças sociais e culturais. Realizamos ressecção vaginoscópica do septo sob visão laparoscópica, seguida da introdução de um cateter de Foley na vagina, preservando assim o hímen. Após 12 meses de acompanhamento, não havia fechamento do septo, e o fluxo menstrual era eficaz. A histeroscopia vaginoscópica é um método eficaz de ressecção dos septos vaginais, incluindo os casos em que a integridade do hímen deve ser mantida devido a crenças sociais e culturais.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Hymen
Adolescent
laparoscopy
Foley catheter
Hysteroscopy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Hematocolpos
Vaginal septum
Humans
Transverse vaginal septum
Laparoscopy
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
transverse vaginal septum
vaginal anomaly
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecology and obstetrics
medicine.disease
hematocolpos
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Vagina
RG1-991
Female
business
Organ Sparing Treatments
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18069339
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....98fa3b1c5416048fbb09f3a496b6bbf8