[Construction of the vagina by means of split-skin or mucosal grafts (author's transl)].

Of the various methods of lining the vaginal canal with skin, i.e. split-skin, corium, and mesh grafts, the mesh graft offers the best results in terms of both take and shrinkage. The plastic surgeon's principle of performing construction or reconstruction work with similar or neighboring tissue is best met by the use of small-bowel composite grafts in the case of the vagina. Mucosa-muscularis grafts of sufficient size can be taken from the small bowel with relatively low risk; they take very well and the results also appear most appropriate from the anato-mical and physiological aspect.