Intralesional Steroid Injections for Recurrent Vaginal Strictures.
Citation: Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology. 31(5):526-527, 2018 Oct.PMID: 29929016Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Obstetrics and Gynecology/Pediatric and AdolescentForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Constriction, Pathologic/dt [Drug Therapy] | *Glucocorticoids/ad [Administration & Dosage] | *Triamcinolone/ad [Administration & Dosage] | *Vaginal Diseases/dt [Drug Therapy] | Adult | Constriction, Pathologic/et [Etiology] | Female | Humans | Injections, Intralesional | Pelvic Pain/dt [Drug Therapy] | Pelvic Pain/et [Etiology] | Postoperative Complications/dt [Drug Therapy] | Recurrence | Vagina/pa [Pathology] | Vagina/su [Surgery] | Vaginal Diseases/su [Surgery]Year: 2018Local holdings: Available online through MWHC library: 2002 - presentISSN:- 1083-3188
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BACKGROUND: Postoperative complications after transverse vaginal septum excision include stricture formation. The purpose of this report is to describe use of intralesional corticosteroid injections for vaginal strictures.
CASE: A 32-year-old gravida-0 with history of transverse vaginal septum and recurrent strictures presented for follow-up of chronic pelvic pain. After her fourth septum revision, the patient underwent a total of seven triamcinolone injections at the septum tissue. The course of triamcinolone injections improved the stricture and patient's pain.
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: Steroid injection into the vaginal septum tissue can be a safe and effective adjuvant therapy after septum resection. While it is an established adjuvant therapy in other specialties, further studies are warranted to demonstrate a decrease in the recurrence rate of vaginal strictures.
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