title: Refinement of McIndoe's vaginal reconstruction with ORFIT "S" vaginal stent.
abstract: Using McIndoe's vaginal reconstruction with the ORFIT "S" vaginal stent, we achieved good results in 5 patients with congenital vaginal absence over the past 3 years. The ORFIT "S" vaginal stent is a semirigid, porous, and inexpensive stent. The application is easy intraoperatively, and minimal daily care is required for long-term postoperative dilatation. The stent keeps the neovagina in full acceptance of the speculum after long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*