title: Vaginal reconstruction in children and adults.
abstract: There are many different approaches to vaginal reconstruction. Methods include simple dilation, skin graft techniques, amnion graft and use of intestinal segments for vaginal replacement. When dealing with vaginal aplasia, sigmoid vaginoplasty seems to have a clear advantage with an excellent surgical success rate and a low rate of complications.
authors.affiliation: J. Bentley Squier Urologic Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hensle
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Seaman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000637:transplantation; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004106:Dilatation; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012731:Sex Counseling; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery