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Vaginectomy And Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy As Adjunctive Surgery For Female-To-Male Transsexual Reassignment: Preliminary Report, M. Ergeneli, Eyup Duran, G. Ozcan, M. Erdogan
Vaginectomy And Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy As Adjunctive Surgery For Female-To-Male Transsexual Reassignment: Preliminary Report, M. Ergeneli, Eyup Duran, G. Ozcan, M. Erdogan
Eyup Hakan Duran
OBJECTIVE: Reassignment surgery of the female-to-male transsexual is a rarely performed surgical procedure that should involve a gynecologist's consultation and expertise. This study examines the experience with this type of surgery at Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, from the gynecologists' point of view. STUDY DESIGN: Eight patients underwent laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and total vaginectomy, followed by phallic construction. Patients were followed up for 9 to 30 months post-surgery. RESULTS: The average operative time for total vaginectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was 2 h and 20 min. The estimated average blood loss was 250 …