title: Neovagina construction by combined laparoscopic-perineal sigmoid colpoplasty in a patient with Rokitansky syndrome.
abstract: We created a neovagina by sigmoid colpoplasty using a combined laparoscopic-perineal approach in a 19-year-old woman with Rokitansky syndrome. Operating time was 4 hours and 45 minutes. No perioperative or postoperative complications occurred. Hemoglobin level fell by 1 g/dl. Total doses of morphine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and paracetamol were 20 mg, 350 mg, and 28 g, respectively. Hospital stay was 7 days. The length of the neovagina was 12 cm. By comparison, in the three reported cases of laparotomic-perineal sigmoid vaginoplasty, mean operating time was 5 hours and 40 minutes; 24-hour fall in hemoglobin was 3.2 g/dl (range 2.1-4.3 g/dl); mean doses of morphine, NSAIDs, and paracetamol were 42.6 mg, 300 mg, and 40 g, respectively; mean hospital stay was 11.3 days; and length of neovaginas was 10, 12, and 12 cm. Although sigmoid colpoplasty is a reliable and reproducible technique, it requires experience in laparoscopic colonic surgery. The combined laparoscopic-perineal approach is associated with less analgesic requirement, shorter hospital stay, and similar anatomic results compared with the laparotomic-perineal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, France.
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daraï
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thoury
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bouillot
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*