title: Treatment of vaginal agenesis with an expanded vulval flap.
abstract: We propose a vaginal reconstruction method using an expanded vulval flap. This technique avoids long-term dilation and combines the advantages of commonly used methods of treatment for vaginal agenesis, resulting in good functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwahira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities*