title: Mayo Clinic experience with modified Vecchietti procedure for vaginal agenesis: it is easy, safe, and effective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the surgical outcome and the anatomic and sexual function in 10 women with Rokitansky syndrome who underwent the laparoscopic Vecchietti procedure at our center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed on the basis of short-term and long-term surgical outcome and sexual function. All patients underwent clinical follow-up at 1, 2, and 6 months after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all 10 patients, the procedure produced anatomic and functional success.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The laparoscopic Vecchietti technique is safe, simple, and effective for treatment of vaginal agenesis. Results are comparable to those of all European studies, and the procedure should gain more popularity in North America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: snahas@cvh.on.ca.
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nahas
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magrina
mesh_terms: D058489:46, XX Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Laparoscopy; Neovagina; Rokitansky syndrome; Vaginal agenesis; Vecchietti