Laparoscopically assisted full thickness skin graft for reconstruction in congenital agenesis of vagina and uterine cervix

Hum Reprod. 1999 Apr;14(4):928-30. doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.928.

Abstract

In patients with agenesis of the vagina and cervix but with a functional endometrium, the traditional treatment is hysterectomy with construction of a neovagina. We report successful treatment by laparoscopically assisted full thickness skin graft for reconstruction in a patient with congenital agenesis of the vagina and uterine cervix concomitant with haematometra and ovarian endometrioma in a 12 year old girl. Postoperatively, the vaginal skin graft healed well, and menstruation first appeared 4 weeks later. In our opinion, a combined laparoscopic and vaginal procedure with full thickness skin graft is an efficacious alternative in managing such genital defects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cervix Uteri / abnormalities*
  • Cervix Uteri / surgery*
  • Child
  • Dermatologic Surgical Procedures*
  • Female
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Mullerian Ducts
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Vagina / abnormalities*
  • Vagina / surgery*