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

Concept Colonic Neovagina

Concept Genital Stenosis

Concept Rectosigmoid Vaginoplasty

Concept Granulation Tissue

Concept Vaginal Introitus

Keywords

colonic neovagina repair

biological graft

transgender patient

genital stenosis

porcine extracellular matrix grafts

Surgery - Novel Procedures

Anatomy

Colonic Neovagina

Genital Stenosis

Rectosigmoid Vaginoplasty

Granulation Tissue

Vaginal Introitus