Vaginal aplasia associated with anatomically and functionally normal uterus

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2004 Jul 15;115(1):110-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.015.

Abstract

Maldevelopment of the vagina is usually combined with aplasia/hypoplasia of the uterus. Complete vaginal aplasia with a normally developed uterus and cervix is an extremely rare form of developmental failure. The accepted treatment for this kind of maldevelopment is hysterectomy plus creation of a neovagina. We present the case of 12-year-old girl with isolated complete vaginal aplasia. After the creation of a vagina during a first procedure and lysis of pericervical adhesions with implantation of skin graft in a second she now has regular menstrual bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fingers / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Puberty
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Tissue Adhesions / surgery
  • Vagina / abnormalities*
  • Vagina / surgery*