Surgical management of neovagina with amnion interposition in a urogynecology and pelvic floor unit: a case report

Kerima L. M. Torres; Filiberto M. Cabrales; Luisa F. R. Penilla; Alejandro C. Gonzales

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20243200

Authors

Kerima L. M. Torres Department of Urogynecology, University Hospital Regional Materno Infantil, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Filiberto M. Cabrales Department of Urogynecology, University Hospital Regional Materno Infantil, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Luisa F. R. Penilla Department of Urogynecology, University Hospital Regional Materno Infantil, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Alejandro C. Gonzales Department of Urogynecology, University Hospital Regional Materno Infantil, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20243200

Keywords:

Mullerian aplasia, Neovagina, McIndoe technique, Chorioamniotic membranes

Abstract

This is a case report of a 20-year-old patient, diagnosed since adolescence with Mullerian aplasia, referred to the urogynecology service of our institution to perform a vaginosplasty as part of her treatment for sexual restoration. This was done through a modification of McIndoe's surgical technique to create a neovagina using amniotic membranes as graft interposition tissue for the vaginal mold. With a satisfactory surgical follow-up obtaining the objective of an anatomically functional vagina. The modified McIndoe surgical technique using amnion is a viable option and it should be considered in those institutions that have access to this tissue.

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