Total laparoscopic sigmoid vaginoplasty: a novel therapeutic approach.

BACKGROUND

This study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility and outcomes of total laparoscopic sigmoid vaginoplasty (TLSV) in women with congenital absence of the vagina.

METHODS

We investigated 10 women with congenital absence of the vagina, who underwent TLSV at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital between April 2013 and July 2016.

RESULTS

All 10 women were unmarried, the mean age was 22.8 (range 17-33) years, mean estimated blood loss was 149.2 ± 54.8 (60-170) mL, mean operative time was 108.4 ± 52.6 (130-210) min, mean post-operative hospital stay was 8.0 ± 2.8 (6-12) days and the mean neovaginal length was 13.4 ± 3.0 (12-16) cm. Eight of the 10 women were heterosexually active. Trocar port site infection and neovaginal stenosis occurred 3 months after TLSV in one patient; a vaginal mould was used to relieve the stenosis.

CONCLUSION

TLSV is an optimal minimally invasive procedure to treat women with congenital absence of the vagina and is associated with rapid recovery and acceptable cosmetic effects.