title: [Neo-vagina by sigmoid reconstruction. Apropos of 12 cases of vaginal aplasia].
abstract: Sigmoid transplants for reconstruction of an aplastic vagina were performed in 12 patients. The technique of cleavage, through a simple perineal or a double approach, raises two problems. First, the slow spontaneous epithelialization means that the new passage must be lined with a skin graft, which is rarely totally successful and prolongs the hospital stay period. Second, the need to wear a mandrin permanently in order to preserve the anatomical result. Sigmoid transplants provide a good and lasting functional result without too many postoperative problems: when performed in young patients, with healthy colons, the morbidity is not modified when compared with that of cleavage operations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Néo-vagin par plastie sigmoïdienne. A propos de 12 observations d'aplasie vaginale.