title: Laparoscopic assisted vecchietti procedure for the creation of a neovagina.
abstract: A case report of a 21-year-old patient with Mayer-von Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome is presented. A neovagina was created by drawing an olive into the vaginal grove and applying continuous tension via sutures passed at laparoscopy to a tensioning device on the anterior abdominal wall.
authors.affiliation: King George V Hospital for Mothers and Babies, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013577:Syndrome; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*