PFD Week 2018-Repair of Colonic Neovagina using a Biological Graft in a Transgender Patient

Repair of Colonic Neovagina using a Biological Graft in a Transgender Patient

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The video discusses the repair of a colonic neovagina using a biological graft in a transgender patient. It mentions that one in 2,900 genotypical males report gender dysphoria and provides statistics on the number of transgender adults. The video explains that genital stenosis is a common complication in genital reconstruction surgeries. It discusses the use of porcine extracellular matrix grafts in vaginal reconstruction, highlighting their effectiveness in tissue and matrix regeneration. The case presented involves a patient who undergoes multiple surgeries due to recurrence of granulation tissue and stenosis. The video demonstrates the surgical procedure to repair the vaginal opening using a porcine urinary bladder matrix graft. The patient is discharged on postoperative day one without any injuries.

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Ankita Gupta, MD, MPH

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Category Surgery - Novel Procedures

Category Anatomy

Keywords

colonic neovagina repair

biological graft

transgender patient

genital stenosis

porcine extracellular matrix grafts