title: Comparison of two laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty techniques in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the technical feasibility and long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of a novel laparoscopic vaginoplasty using single peritoneal flap (SPF) and Davydov's laparoscopic technique in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September 2004 to September 2013, a comparative study was conducted of 98 patients with MRKH syndrome who underwent either laparoscopic vaginoplasty using SPF (SPF group, 62 cases) or Davydov's laparoscopic technique (Davydov group, 36 cases) in a university-based tertiary care hospital. Intraoperative and postoperative parameters and anatomical examination findings of the two groups were compared. Functional results were assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All surgical procedures were performed successfully, with no intraoperative complications in either group. Patients in the SPF group had a significantly shorter operative time and less intraoperative blood loss than patients in the Davydov group. The postoperative course was identical for all patients in the two groups. The mean length and width of the neovagina in the two groups at hospital discharge, the 6-month follow-up, and the 12-month follow-up did not differ significantly. There were no significant differences between the groups with regard to the postoperative FSFI scores at 12 months after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of the two laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty techniques are similar, laparoscopic vaginoplasty using SPF, which has many advantages and is easily performed by the gynecologist, is a more feasible and effective approach to creating a neovagina in patients with MRKH syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 12 Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiwa
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ruixue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanxiu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D058489:46, XX Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D061646:Operative Time; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D019738:Surgically-Created Structures / Q000502:physiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult