title: Complete longitudinal vaginal septum resection. Description of a bloodless new technique.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a novel approach for longitudinal vaginal septum (LVS) resection. Materials and Methods: Two cases of young girls with a uterus didelphys and a longitudinal vaginal septum. The technique consisted in grasping the vaginal septum with a laparoscopic 33-cm long bipolar cutting forceps, five-mm in diameter, and divided it to its midportion towards the two cervices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both cases, the procedure was straightforward, uncomplicated, completed within three minutes and the patients were discharged four hours later. It was associated with minimal blood loss, short recovery time, absence of local ischemia, and optimum healing process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors believe that surgical safety, efficacy and operative result make bipolar cutting forceps a tailored option for LVS resection.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chatzipapas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zacharakis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michala
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grigoriadis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Antsaklis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Protopapas
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D057668:Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult