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. 2015 Oct;44(8):787-91.
doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2015.02.013. Epub 2015 Mar 24.

[Operative technique: The clitoral transposition]

[Article in French]
A Chevrot  1 , R Lousquy  1 , A Arfi  1 , B Haddad  1 , B J Paniel  1 , C Touboul  2
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[Operative technique: The clitoral transposition]

[Article in French]
A Chevrot et al. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Female sexual mutilations result in an important physical and mental suffering. A large number of women have been affected and require a global management, including surgical clitoral transposition. This surgical technique is allowing a rapid improvement of clinical symptoms. In this article, we will describe the indications and operative technique of the clitoral transposition.

Keywords: Chirurgie clitoridienne; Clitoral surgery; Clitoral transposition; Female mutilation; Genital mutilation; Mutilation féminine; Mutilation sexuelle; Transposition clitoridienne.

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