title: [Vaginal reconstruction with tissue engineering technology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the research and development of vaginal reconstruction with tissue engineering technology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The recent literature concerning vaginal reconstruction with tissue engineering technology at home and abroad was extensively reviewed and the research and development were summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tissue engineering provides an ideal material as the inner tissue in vaginoplasty. The reconstructed tissue closely resembles native vaginal tissue in the cellular organization and physical properties. The clinical use of the tissue engineered vagina in vaginoplasty can not be harmful to an organism, and the neovagina has sufficient length and depth. However, the long-term follow-up is needed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vaginal reconstruction with tissue engineering technology may have good application prospects, but further research is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang Hebei, 050000, P.R.China.
authors.forename: Mingle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yachai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xianghua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D044968:Regenerative Medicine; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*