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. 2000 Apr;45(2):81-4.

Flap repair: an effective strategy for minimising sexual morbidity associated with the surgical management of vulval intra epithelial neoplasia

G V Narayansingh  1 , G P Cumming, D P Parkin, D T McConell, E Honey, P S Kolhe
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  • PMID: 10822916

Flap repair: an effective strategy for minimising sexual morbidity associated with the surgical management of vulval intra epithelial neoplasia

G V Narayansingh et al. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 2000 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the sexual function after local excision and flap repair for symptomatic vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN).

Study design: A retrospective analysis of five sexually active women who had persistent, symptomatic VIN diagnosed in a dedicated tertiary referral vulval clinic and treated with local excision and flap repair. Sexual function was assessed using a modified version of the Sabbatsberg Sexual Self-Rating Scoring (SRS) system.

Results: The mean age of the cohort was 32 years (range 30 to 51). Four patients had previously been unsuccessfully treated with local excision. Follow up ranged from 5 to 33 months. The SRS scores were 90, 90, 81, 72 and 25. Endogenous depression may explain this last score. There has been no recurrence of VIN.

Conclusion: In sexually active women with symptomatic VIN III, a flap reconstruction should be considered in addition to local excision as the treatment of choice.

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