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Colovaginoplasty

A colovaginoplasty (also known as colon section) is an operation where a vagina is created by cutting away a section of the sigmoid colon and using it to form a vaginal lining.

This surgery is performed on females with androgen insensitivity syndrome where non-invasive forms of lengthening the vagina cannot be done and, mostly, on male-to-female transsexuals as an alternative to penile inversion[?] with or without an accompanying skin graft (usually from either the thigh or abdomen).

Due to numerous potential complications most surgeons will recommend a colovaginoplasty only when there is no alternative.

See sexual reassignment surgery

Links Colovaginoplasty (http://www.geocities.com/greta2501/colo.htm) Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (http://www.medhelp.org/www/ais/) Penile Inversion (http://www.transgendercare.com/surgical/penile_inv/penile_inversion_proto.htm)



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