Korean J Urol.  1994 May;35(5):562-565.

A Case of Vaginal Construction with Ileum

• Ryu CO
• Lee HM
• Kim WJ

Abstract

Congenital vaginal atresia is rare and occurs as a result of aplasia of the mullerian ducts This is a source of great embarrassment and distress to patients and their close relatives. These patients are usually treated with chronic dilatation of the shallow vaginal introitus (Frank Technique) or by skin graft vaginoplasty (McIndoe procedure). Neither of these procedures is entirely satisfactory, as both may lead to neovaginal stenosis, inadequate length or poor lubrication. The use of an isolated segment of intestine for vaginoplasty generally circumvents these problems. A 31-year-old unmarried woman had suffered from vaginal narrowing and stenosis after skin graft vaginoplasties. We treated her with vaginoplasty using an isolated ileal segment.

Keyword

Vaginal atresia; Vaginoplasty

MeSH Terms

Adult
Constriction, Pathologic
Dilatation
Female
Humans
Ileum*
Intestines
Lubrication
Mullerian Ducts
Single Person
Skin
Transplants