[en] Various treatments have been proposed for vaginal agenesis. The authors describe successful procedures using amniotic membranes as a graft on vaginoplasties. The amnion was not stripped from the chorion. The results showed the vagina to be well formed and of normal depth and caliber.
Disciplines :
Reproductive medicine (gynecology, andrology, obstetrics)
Author, co-author :
NISOLLE, Michelle ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gynécologie-Obstétrique CHR
Donnez, Jacques
Language :
English
Title :
Vaginoplasty using amniotic membranes in cases of vaginal agenesis or after vaginectomy.
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