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The Fate of the Split Thickness Skin Graft in Neovaginas. A Pathologic Study of 21 Cases and a Review of the Literature

1988; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004347-198805000-00008

1538-7151

Anette Lynge Nielsen, Mats Christian Højbjerg Lassen, Inger M. Nielsen, Sandor Medgyesi,

Urological Disorders and Treatments

Summary Twenty-one cases of congenital absence of the vagina corrected by Mclndoe's procedure were examined. The longest follow-up was 21 years (average 10.5 years). Vaginal biopsies showed a spectrum of changes, ranging from an almost normal vaginal mucous membrane to a skin-like mucous membrane. Neither hormonal status nor postoperative complication, nor the time the graft had been in place, correlated to histology, and we suggest that the varied appearance of the graft epithelium depends on the amount of corium included in the transplant.