Treatment of vaginal agglutination associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease

Ellen C. Hayes, John A. Rock

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Abstract

Objective: To describe the presentation and clinical course of two patients after development of vaginal agglutination associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Design: Case report. Setting: Tertiary referral center for pelvic reconstructive surgery. Patient(s): Two patients with the diagnosis of chronic graft-versus-host disease who later developed vaginal agglutination requiring treatment. Intervention(s): Surgical lysis of vaginal adhesions and postoperative use of vaginal dilators. Main Outcome Measure(s): Successful treatment of vaginal adhesions. Result(s): Both patients underwent successful surgical lysis of vaginal adhesions and maintained vaginal patency with postoperative use of vaginal dilators. Conclusion(s): Prompt diagnosis of vaginal agglutination in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease and appropriate surgical correction of this complication rather than prophylaxis is the correct treatment course.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)1125-1126
Number of pages2
JournalFertility and Sterility
Volume78
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2002

Keywords

  • Chronic graft-versus-host disease
  • Vaginal agglutination

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