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In a patient with vaginal agenesis reconstruction of the neovagina is very important both functionally and psychologically. The absent vagina can be constructed either by surgery or by an intermittent pressure technique defined by Frank. In this paper simple modification is presented which has good anatomical and functional results. For a young woman without a vagina the ideal operation should create a vagina in one stage and at the same time produce a cosmetically attractive scar. This goal can be achieved by the Abbé-McIndoe technique. A modification using a meshed split thickness skin graft for lining the neovagina is presented. Between 1985–1991 in our clinic, 46 patients were treated. A follow-up study has been performed and biopsies were taken from this neovagina; these showed normal vaginal mucosa.
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Sensoz, O., Kocer, U. & Percin, A.K. Treatment of vaginal agenesis with modified Abbé-Mclndoe technique. Eur J Plast Surg 18, 285–287 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178541
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