Abstract
An inexpensive and easy to make soft mould suitable for inlay grafting and postoperative dilation in split skin graft vaginoplasty is described. Maintenance is very simple, and if it is damaged the patient can replace it.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Braley SA (1971) Do-it-yourself vaginal molds of silicone rubber. Plast Reconstr Surg 47:192
astanares S (1963) Plastic construction of the artificial vagina in congenital total absence. Plast Reconstr Surg 32:368
Chen T-H (1994) Refinement of McIndoe's vaginal reconstruction with Orfit “S” vaginal stent. Plast Reconstr Surg 94:394
Concannon MJ, Croll GH, Puckett CL (1993) An intraoperative stent for McIndoe vaginal construction. Plast Reconstr Surg 91:367
Counseller VS, Davis CE (1968) Atresia of the vagina. Obstet Gynecol 32:528
Deen DC (1969) Vaginal reconstruction with silicone foam molds. Am J Obstet Gynecol 103:930
Garcia J, Jones HW (1977) The split thickness graft technique for vaginal agenesis. Obstet Gynecol 49:328
Goldwyn RM (1977) History of attempts to form a vagina. Plast Reconstr Surg 59:319
Hojsgaard A, Villadsen I (1995) McIndoe procedure for congenital vaginal agnesis: complications and results. Br J Plast Sung 48:97
Lesavoy MA (1985) Vaginal reconstruction. Clin Obstet Gynaecol 12:515
McIndoe AH, Banister JB (1938) An operation for the cure of congenital absence of the vagina. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Commun 45:490
McIndoe A (1950) The treatment of congenital absence and obliterative conditions of the vagina. Br J Plast Surg 2:254
Ortiz-Monasterio F, Serrano A, Barrera G et al (1972) Congenital absence of the vagina. Long-term follow-up in 21 patients treated with skin grafts. Plast Reconstr Surg 49:165
Smith MR (1983) Vaginal aplasia: therapeutic options. Am J Obstet Gynecol 146:488
Stark RB (1977) Abnormalities of the external female genitalia. In: Converse JM (ed) Plastic and reconstructioe surgery, 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 3922–3929
Viegas T, Thomas R, Guido NL (1989) An improvised mould for vaginoplasty. Br J Plast Surg 42:487
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Marín-Bertolín, S., González-Martínez, R., Landeras Gutiérrez, J.L. et al. A refinement in the construction of the soft mould for McIndoe's vaginoplasty. Eur J Plast Surg 20, 54–55 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01366530
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01366530