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Case Reports
. 1992 Nov;70(5):554-7.

The role of tissue expanders in vaginoplasty for congenital malformations of the vagina

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Case Reports

The role of tissue expanders in vaginoplasty for congenital malformations of the vagina

U Patil et al. Br J Urol. 1992 Nov.

Abstract

There are many techniques of vaginoplasty in congenital malformations of the vagina, all of which involve the use of labial and perineal skin flaps. The results are not uniformly satisfactory because of delayed stenosis in many patients. To avoid this complication, we have used labial expansion with tissue expanders to obtain an elastic and sufficiently large skin flap. We recommend this technique in patients with the adrenogenital syndrome associated with varying degrees of virilisation and in other intersex anomalies.

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