title: Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina: modified Vecchietti method.
abstract: A new surgical technique for the treatment of vaginal aplasia is described. It consists of a modification of Vecchietti's method, allowing laparoscopic performance of the operation. 9 patients have been treated in this way since January, 1991 with good results. No complications were seen. Being virtually atraumatic, this method requires only brief hospitalisation, which is of vital importance in view of the psychological and physical problems this particular condition entails. Results are identical, so that this technique should always take precedence over the conventional Vecchietti method.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keckstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sasse
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuttlies
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ulrich
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*