Laparoscopic Colpo-Pneumo Occluder as a Vaginal Mold for Vaginal Reconstruction.

BACKGROUND

Currently, there is no commercially available soft vaginal mold designed for reconstructive surgeries for congenital vaginal anomalies. Stricter operating room regulations discourage the use of makeshift molds from foams and gloves. A colpo-pneumo-occluder balloon is designed to maintain pneumoperitoneum after colpotomy in laparoscopic hysterectomies and is approved for use in vaginal surgeries.

CASE: A 17-year-old girl with a congenital transverse vaginal septum experienced recurrent obstruction and hematocolpos. We successfully used a colpo-pneumo-occluder balloon as a vaginal mold during postoperative care. Its size and design make this device ideal for use in vaginal reconstructive surgeries in adolescents.

SUMMARY AND

CONCLUSION

The laparoscopic colpo-pneumo-occluder, a sterile vaginal device, is appropriate to use as an adjustable, soft vaginal mold for correction of congenital and acquired vaginal anomalies.