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Case report of pudendal thigh flap for vaginal atresia in Mayerrokitansky- Kuster Hauser syndrome

Elakiya B .

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Mullerian and wolffian ducts are the primordial for the internal reproductive system of female and male and  coexist in embryo until genetic sex trigger differentiate of either testis and ovaries. The Mayer- rokitansky-kuster hauser syndrome affect atleast 1 out of 4500 woman . A 20 years old unmarried woman presented with primary amenorrhoea and normal development of secondary sexual characteristics. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed uterus with two horns non communicating with both ovaries and fallopian tubes normal and vaginal atresia. Six months following this procedure she underwent neo vaginal creation with pudendal thigh fasciocutaneous flap for vaginal atresia.

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