Use of dermal graft in the surgical repair of vaginal vault prolapse.
The use of dermal graft in the surgical repair of vaginal vault prolapse following hysterectomy is described. This tissue offers several advantages when compared with other materials frequently used. It is homologous, readily available, and easy to obtain; it has good strength and does not provoke foreign-body reactions or infections.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*