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Use of laparoscopically mobilized peritoneum in the creation of a neovagina
C L Templeman1, S P Hertweck, R L Levine
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
Objective:
To present an alternative technique for the creation of a neovagina.
Design:
Case study.
Setting:
Academic university gynecology clinic.
Patient(S):
A patient diagnosed with müllerian agenesis.
Intervention(S):
Laparoscopically assisted creation of a neovagina by using peritoneum.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Patient morbidity and satisfactory intercourse.
Result(S):
The patient underwent the procedure satisfactorily and was discharged within 24 hours. She had no perioperative or postoperative complications, and she became satisfactorily sexually active.
Conclusion(S):
The use of laparoscopically mobilized peritoneum in the creation of a neovagina provided the patient with a functional vagina, allowing satisfactory intercourse.
