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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1976; 09(02): 64-69
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778312
Review Article

Reconstruction in Congenital Anomalies of Vagina

Wazira Khanam
1   Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir
,
P. A. Rashid
2   Associate Professor of Surgery, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir
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Summary

Fourteen cases have been studied on congenital anomalies of vagina, viz 5 cases of congenital absence of vagina, 4 septate vagina and 5 imperforated hymen.

A detailed clinical history and physical examination was conducted on all such cases. However, special investigations were carried out in 5 cases with congenital absence of vagina.

Urological anomalies were detected in 3 cases.

Plastic repair of vagina was done in 4 cases of absent vagina, using skin graft over dental material mould, good results were obtained in 3 cases and fair in one case No mayor post operative compitition was observed in the cases among the present series.



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19 February 2024

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