A modified neo-vagina procedure in a low resource urogynecological unit: a case report of a 21 year old with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (mrkh) Syndrome operated at Mbarara referral hospital, Southwestern Uganda
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A modified neo-vagina procedure in a low resource urogynecological unit: a case report of a 21 year old with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (mrkh) Syndrome operated at Mbarara referral hospital, Southwestern Uganda
BACKGROUND Although vaginal agenesis as may occur in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare condition, it is associated with not only anatomical problems but also serious psychological and social problems like painful sexual intercourse, primary amenorrhea and infertility. Surgery, which is aimed at reconstruction of a vagina of adequate length and width to serve the function,...
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disorder. At clinical examination, the patient demonstrated a development of secondary sexual characteristics compatible with her chronological age. At gynecological examination a grooved urethra with elevated edges was observed. Speculum examination was not performed. Transabdominal ultrasonography did not demonstrate the presence of uterus and ovaries in their habitual site, but the study was...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Urology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2490
DOI: 10.1186/s12894-017-0258-7