title: Repair of the high vagina in girls with severely masculinized anatomy from the adrenogenital syndrome.
abstract: In the most severe form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in females, the vagina is located above the level of the external urethral sphincter. Sixteen of these patients had reconstruction with a pull-through technique described previously. Nine are now adults; six have coitus and three do not. Five are young and sexually immature. Two have been lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hendren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atala
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*