The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society
Online ISSN : 2189-2075
Print ISSN : 0386-9776
ISSN-L : 0386-9776
FORMATION OF ARTIFICIAL VAGINA WITH SIGMOID COLON FOR CONGENITAL VAGINAL ABSENCE
Hirofumi NIWAMOTOShuichi OHASHIMitsuyoshi KASHITANIHiroaki SHIBAHARAMichiko DAIMONKenichiro IKUMA
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1988 Volume 49 Issue 8 Pages 1457-1461

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Abstract
We present a case of vaginal reconstruction used the sigmoid colon for congenital vaginalabsence.
The patient was 18-year-old unmarried female. Colpotomy and laparoscopy revealed vaginal absence, bicornous rudimentary uterus and normal sized ovaries. Endocrinological examination and genotype were normal. The patient was diagnosed as having Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
Several means of forming artificial vagina have been described. The most important factor in the choice of operation is to construct a natural and permanent artificial vagina.
We think from our experience that the formation of an artificial vagina from the sigmoid colon is one of the best methods.
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