title: [The value of vaginoplasty in perineal cicatrization following amputation of the rectum via abdomino-perineal approach].
abstract: Advantage of vaginoplasty in perineum healing following abdominoperineal amputation of the rectum. Healing of the perineal wound following abdominoperineal amputation of the rectum is achieved by secondary intention within 6 to 12 weeks. To improve the tedious dressings and to minimise the duration of healing, resorting to primary healing of the perineum in the females is facilitated by a technique of vaginoplasty. Our observations through personal experience dealing with 24 patients matched those described by Johnston in 1969 and 1979. Perineal healing was obtained within 10-14 days. The vaginal floor epithelialization was obtained after a median duration of 32.7 days. No important complications were noticed in relation to this technique.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, Institut Jules Bordet, ULB, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guenier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badr-el-Din
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pector
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Intérêt de la vaginoplastie dans la cicatrisation périnéale après amputation du rectum par voie abdomino-périnéale.