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Use of right colon vaginoplasty in gender affirming surgery: proposed advantages, review of technique, and outcomes.

Maurice M GarciaWesley ShenRachel ZhuIsabella StettlerMichael ZaliznyakMoshe BarnajianJason CohenAnkit SarinYosef Nasseri
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
This is the only outcomes series of transgender women patients who have undergone right colon vaginoplasty, to date. Our study finding suggests that laparoscopic right colon for primary or salvage vaginoplasty has several important advantages over use of Sigmoid colon or Ileum, and is a reliable technique whose complications can be managed successfully, with favorable, satisfactory long-term outcomes.
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