title: The treatment of vaginal atresia.
abstract: The many techniques advocated for vaginal reconstruction have been classified and the indications for various useful procedures outlined. The widely used Abbe-McIndoe operation has been described. Other popular techniques have been discussed and attention drawn to their shortcomings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Tolhurst
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: van der Helm
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*