title: The use of a silicone-coated acrylic vaginal stent in McIndoe vaginoplasty and review of the literature concerning silicone-based vaginal stents: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mc Indoe vaginoplasty is one of the mostly performed surgical interventions in Mullerian agenesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present our experience on the use of a new designed vaginal stent that was coated with silicone in two mullerian agenesis cases who had Mc Indoe vaginoplasty. Both full thickness and splitt thickness skin graft were used with the stent. No graft loss or hyperthrophic scarring which may be seen at the apex of neovagina after Mc Indoe vaginoplasty was observed during the follow-up period and adequate neovaginal depth were obtained in both of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think that the incorporation of silicone to a vaginal stent for postoperative wound care improves skin graft take and decreases a possible constriction band formation in neovagina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. acoskun@ksu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Yusuf Kenan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Coban
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vardar
authors.forename: Ahmet Cemil
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dalay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012828:Silicones; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D015607:Stents; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D012828:Silicones