Simple vaginal mold for use in the postoperative care of patients with a transverse vaginal septum.
Severe vaginal stenosis is a potentially disabling complication of transverse vaginal septum resection due to the constriction of the resulting circular scar. We describe a vaginal mold that can be easily created by an occupational therapist, and used as a long-term stent of the vagina in young girls.
Lacy
Judith
J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Correll
Gretchen R
GR
Walmer
David K
DK
Price
Thomas M
TM
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015607:Stents; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*