title: New technique of vaginal reconstruction following anterior exenteration.
abstract: Vaginal reconstruction is important in sexually active females undergoing anterior exenteration for malignant disease. We describe a technique for vaginal reconstruction used in two women who underwent radical cystectomy that required en bloc removal of the anterior vaginal wall. A polyglycolic acid mesh with a pedicle graft of greater omentum creates the anterior 270 degrees and the apex of the neovagina. The technique is simple and adds to the urologist's armamentarium of reconstructive procedures that improve quality of life following exenterative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8041, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esrig
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elmajian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lytton
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*