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Vaginectomy is a medical procedure to remove all or part of the vagina. It is usually used as a treatment for vaginal cancer. Vaginectomy is also used as part of some types of female-to-male sex reassignment surgery. Vaginectomy can be divided into two kinds of operations. An operation under which the whole vagina is removed is called a radical vaginectomy. If only the upper part of the vagina is removed...


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  • Anyone out ther with a Double J? - 4 replies

    at the bottom. Sounds more ideal to me... but with me, I had a total vaginectomy and... Hi there I have had a radical HS and other removals... and somehow I have a fistula. I have...

    May 08, 2004

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    from the OR (one of them was from Dr. Albee). I had a hyst, removal of cervix, partial ... I recieved a call from Dr. Albee today saying he reviewed my records. We discussed my symptoms...

    Oct 07, 2008

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    , vaginectomy, mastectomy and MTF breast implants, testicle and penis removal with creation... So, anyway, the word is out as to who the new SRS doctor in Canada is: Dr. Cameron Bowman. ...

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This slide show from the Mayo Clinic will guide you through the process of planning for radiation therapy. Before you begin external beam radiation treatment, your radiation therapy team carefully plans every aspect of your treatment in a process called radiation simulation. Radiation therapy treatment planning usually involves positioning your body, making marks on your skin and taking imaging scans.

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Radiotherapy is a popular treatment for Vaginectomy.


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Thyroid Cancer 59 88%
Colon Cancer 41 95%
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Overall, 86% (389 members) find Radiotherapy helpful.