Human amnion in the treatment of vaginal malformations.
Vaginoplasty using human amnion has been performed in 27 patients aged from 13 to 28 years. Excellent epithelialization occurred with good functional results; the technique appears to be preferable to other surgical methods.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery