VULVAR-VAGINAL RECONSTRUCTION

Course overview

THE FEMALE PERINEUM IS AT RISK FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH A VARIETY OF ETIOLOGIES, INCLUDING TRAUMA, SEXUAL ABUSE, PARTURITION, INFECTIONS, AND CANCER. WHEN IT OCCURS, AND DEEPER STRUCTURES ARE INVOLVED, OPERATIVE INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED. VULVAR-VAGINAL RECONSTRUCTION IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROCEDURE, AND UNDERSTANDING THE RECONSTRUCTIVE LADDER IS KEY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE RELEVANT ANATOMY AND EQUIPMENT USED AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.