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Human amnion in the treatment of vaginal malformations
Author(s) -
MORTON KAREN E.,
DEWHURST C. J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb07813.x
Subject(s) - amnion , medicine , biology , pregnancy , fetus , genetics
Summary. Vaginoplasty using human amnion has been performed in 27 patients aged from 13 to 28 years. Excellent epithelialization occurred with good functional results; the technique appears to be preferable to other surgical methods.