Neovagina with cultured allogenic epidermal sheets.
Several materials have been used in neovagina construction, but most of them show some kind of drawback. This is the report of a case in which cultured allogenic epidermal sheets were used instead of skin grafting for a McIndoe procedure.
Carranza-Lira
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Servicio de Ginecología Endocrina, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Luis Castelazo Ayala, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City. 103144,522@compuserve.com
Sauer-Ramírez
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Bolívar-Flores
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D015925:Cryopreservation; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004817:Epidermis / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*