[One-stage vagina reconstruction using the pudendal-thigh skin flap].
OBJECTIVE
This is to introduce a method for vagina reconstruction using the pudendal-thigh skin flap.


METHODS
The pudendal-thigh skin flap has been used for vagina reconstruction in 70 cases since 1989.


RESULTS
All the operations were successful and the method has become a mature technique.


CONCLUSIONS
The advantages of the method are 1. the reconstructed vagina has good sensation and stable in maintaining its dimensions; 2. the linear scars of the donor site are hidden and inconspicuous; 3. the appearance of the perineum looks well; 4. the procedure is simple and favors its application.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai.
Lin
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Liu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*