title: Treatment of Vaginal Aplasia Among Afghan Women With the McIndoe Vaginoplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the McIndoe vaginoplasty for patients with vaginal aplasia in Afghanistan.
  
  
  METHODS
  : This is a prospective study of 6 cases of vaginal aplasia which underwent McIndoe vaginoplasty over a period of 3 and one half years (2005-2008).
  
  
  RESULTS
  : The McIndoe vaginoplasty was performed successfully in all 6 patients. Functional results were satisfactory. One patient developed a perineal laceration over 3 weeks post surgery, apparently from overzealous dilatation. No patient developed vaginal stenosis and all were capable of sexual function within 3 months of the surgery. Postsurgical results were acceptable to the patients in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : The McIndoe vaginoplasty is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of vaginal aplasia, even in an austere surgical environment such as Afghanistan.
authors.affiliation: From the *United States Army; †CURE International Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan; ‡Armed Forces Academy of Medical Sciences, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Donovan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Farzana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wali
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hail
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davis