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Obstructed hemivagina: conservative tx.(treatment)(vaginoplasty to treat obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomalies)(Brief article)
NEW ORLEANS -- Most young patients with obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomalies can be managed conservatively with single stage vaginoplasty, Nicole A. Smith, M.D., reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
This is true even in the setting of infection, wrote Dr. Smith, who also noted that routine laparoscopy is not essential in the management of this condition, which is fairly common but often misdiagnosed.
Misdiagnosis can lead to inappropriate treatment or can delay appropriate treatment (forcing some girls to live unnecessarily with debilitating pain from a condition that could be easily treated), according to Dr. Smith of ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Obstructed hemivagina: conservative tx.(treatment)(vaginoplasty to...