Abstract
Objectives: There are multiple approaches to vaginectomy for the purpose of masculinizing gender-affirming genital surgery including mucosal fulguration and excision. The outcomes of the approaches are not well described. We aim to describe the surgical outcomes of gender-affirming vaginectomy and colpocleisis by complete mucosal excision. Methods: We performed a case series study of 40 transmasculine patients who underwent gender-affirming vaginectomy and colpocleisis. Vaginectomy was performed by complete excision of the vaginal mucosa via a transperineal approach. We recorded perioperative outcomes and operative time. We performed a multivariate analysis to assess patient factors on operative outcomes. Results: Forty vaginectomies were performed between September 2016 and April 2019, 27 (67.5%) in phalloplasty patients and 13 (32.5%) in metoidioplasty patients. Perioperative complications included 2 blood transfusions, 1 pelvic hematoma, and 1 Clostridium cifficile colitis. No urethral fistulae to the vaginal space, mucoceles, or visceral injures were seen with a median follow-up of 7.7 months. Operative time decreased significantly with later surgery year. Conclusions: This is a large series studying the outcomes of gender-affirming vaginectomy by complete mucosal excision approach in the literature. Perioperative complications were low. Operative time decreased overtime such that after approximately 20 cases, the procedure fairly consistently takes 2 to 2.5 hours to perform.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 300-303 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Colpocleisis
- Female-to-male
- Gender-affirming genital surgery
- Transgender
- Vaginectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Urology