Neovagina construction by combined laparoscopic-perineal sigmoid colpoplasty in a patient with Rokitansky syndrome

We created a neovagina by sigmoid colpoplasty using a combined laparoscopic-perineal approach in a 79-year-old woman with Rokitansky syndrome, Operating time was 4 hours and 45 minutes. No perioperative or postoperative complications occurred. Hemoglobin level fell by 7 g/dl. Total doses of morphine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and paracetamol were 20 mg, 350 mg, and 28 g, respectively. Hospital stay was 7 days. The length of the neovagina was 12 cm. By comparison, in the three reported cases of laparotomic-perineal sigmoid vaginoplasty, mean operating time was 5 hours and 40 minutes; 24-hour fall in hemoglobin was 3.2 g/dl (range 2.7-4.3 g/dl); mean doses of morphine, NSAIDs, and paracetamol were 42.6 mg, 300 mg, and 40 g.. respectively; mean hospital stay was 11.3 days; and length of neovaginas was 10, 12, and 12 cm. Although sigmoid colpoplasty is a reliable and reproducible technique, it requires experience in laparoscopic colonic surgery. The combined laparoscopic-perineal approach is associated with less analgesic requirement, shorter hospital stay, and similar anatomic results compared with the laparotomic-perineal approach.