Inverted balloon vaginoplasty: an obstructed upper vaginal pouch was pulled downward to form a neovagina

Ali M El Saman; Hazeem Saad; Ahmed I Hassanin; Mahmoud Shokery; Hazeem M Abdelghaffar

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.09.015

Inverted balloon vaginoplasty: an obstructed upper vaginal pouch was pulled downward to form a neovagina

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;206(3):267.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.09.015. Epub 2011 Sep 24.

Authors

Ali M El Saman¹, Hazeem Saad, Ahmed I Hassanin, Mahmoud Shokery, Hazeem M Abdelghaffar

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

PMID: 22051816
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.09.015

Abstract

Inverted balloon vaginoplasty technique was performed for a case with segmental vaginal aplasia and upper hematocolpos within 50 min operative time without any complications. The neovagina was naturally covered, 11 cm in depth and communicated with dimple at hymen's site. Regular painless menstruations were reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheterization / methods*
Child
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Humans
Vagina / abnormalities*
Vagina / surgery*