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Loop electrosurgical excision appears to be a rapid and safe technique for treating vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia. Electrosurgical excision uses a high frequency electric current to remove tissue. Neoplasia is the appearance of abnormal cells that may show characteristics of malignancy. Five patients with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia had surgery using this technique. All five received general anesthesia. The procedure took less than five minutes in all cases and in some cases it took less than two. No sutures were needed at the site of the excision. Adequate specimens for analysis were obtained in all cases. There were no postoperative complications.
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The treatment of a case of spontaneous intestinal herniation per vagina in a patient who had undergone previous transabdominal hysterectomy is discussed and the related literature is reviewed. It is concluded that vaginal evisceration is a rare, distressing emergency that requires aggressive resuscitation and urgent surgical intervention.
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A product called Interceed from Ethicon Inc. can be used to create an artificial vagina in women who were born without one, according to a study of 10 women. Interceed is an absorbable knitted fabric made of oxidized regenerated cellulose. It was originally created to reduce adhesion formation during pelvic surgery.
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