The clinical, structural, and biological features of neovaginas: a comparison of the Frank and the McIndoe techniques

• Published in: European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology Vol. 186; pp. 12 - 16
• Main Authors: Hayashida, Sylvia A., Soares-Jr, José Maria, Costa, Elaine M.F., da Fonseca, Angela M., Maciel, Gustavo A.R., Mendonça, Berenice B., Baracat, Edmund C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2015
• Subjects: 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development - surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Color; Congenital Abnormalities - surgery; Dyspareunia - etiology; Estrogens - analysis; Female; Frank technique; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; McIndoe technique; Mucous Membrane - pathology; Mucous Membrane - physiopathology; Mucous Membrane - surgery; Mullerian Ducts - abnormalities; Mullerian Ducts - surgery; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Primary amenorrhea; Retrospective Studies; Sexuality; Skin Transplantation; Surgically-Created Structures - microbiology; Surgically-Created Structures - physiology; Vagina - abnormalities; Vagina - anatomy & histology; Vagina - microbiology; Vagina - surgery; Vaginal agenesis; Young Adult; Frank technique; McIndoe technique; Primary amenorrhea; Vaginal agenesis

To compare two methods of neovagina construction, the Frank and McIndoe techniques, in terms of structural and biological aspects. A total of 55 subjects were included in this retrospective study: 43 underwent the Frank technique (FT) and 12 underwent the McIndoe technique (MT). A clinical evaluatio...