Noncongenital Vaginal Obliteration: Surgical Restoration of Vaginal Patency for GVHD.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To provide a brief overview of noncongenital causes of vaginal obliteration and stenosis, discuss a unique case of vaginal agglutination in a patient who developed genital graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after receiving a bone marrow transplant (BMT), and present the steps of a laparoscopic total hysterectomy and lysis of vaginal adhesions that successfully restored vaginal patency without the need for grafting.

Design

This video gives an overview of noncongenital causes of vaginal obliteration with a focus on genital GVHD.

Setting

GVHD is a known possible complication of BMT. This condition can lead to vaginal obliteration, affecting sexual performance and quality of life.

Interventions

We discuss the clinical course of a 54-year-old female wi

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Viso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227415 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature