Use of laparoscopically mobilized peritoneum in the creation of a neovagina.
OBJECTIVE
To present an alternative technique for the creation of a neovagina.


METHODS
Case study.


METHODS
Academic university gynecology clinic.


METHODS
A patient diagnosed with müllerian agenesis.


METHODS
Laparoscopically assisted creation of a neovagina by using peritoneum.


METHODS
Patient morbidity and satisfactory intercourse.


RESULTS
The patient underwent the procedure satisfactorily and was discharged within 24 hours. She had no perioperative or postoperative complications, and she became satisfactorily sexually active.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of laparoscopically mobilized peritoneum in the creation of a neovagina provided the patient with a functional vagina, allowing satisfactory intercourse.
Templeman
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CL
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
Hertweck
S P
SP
Levine
R L
RL
Reich
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010537:Peritoneum; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*