Shah Viraj, Hassan Bashar, Hassan Rena, Alexis Malory, Bhoopalam Myan, Agandi Lorreen, Liang Fan
Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW10 9NH, UK.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 19;13(12):3580. doi: 10.3390/jcm13123580.
Fewer than one-fifth of all studies on gender-affirming care originate from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is the first systematic review to examine surgical demographics and outcomes following gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in LMICs. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, five databases were systematically searched for original studies and case series on GAS within LMIC settings. Excluded reports included animal studies, non-English language studies, secondary studies including reviews, individual case reports and conference abstracts. This review includes 34 studies involving n = 5064 TGNB individuals. Most studies (22, 64.7%) were from upper-middle-income countries, followed by lower-middle-income countries (12, 35.3%). A total of 31 studies (91.2%) reported on post-operative outcomes. Of n = 5013 patients who underwent GAS, 71.5% (n = 3584) underwent masculinizing and 29.5% (n = 1480) underwent feminizing procedures. The predominant procedures were metoidioplasty (n = 2270/3584, 63.3%) and vaginoplasty (n = 1103/1480, 74.5%). Mean follow-up was 47.7 months. In patients who underwent metoidioplasty, 6.8% (n = 155) of patients experienced a complication and 6.3% (n = 144) underwent revision surgery. In patients who underwent vaginoplasty, 11.5% (n = 127) of patients experienced a complication and 8.5% (n = 94) underwent revision surgery. Of the studies (25/34, 73.5%) that reported on quality of life and post-operative satisfaction, the majority showed marked improvements in psychosocial and functional outcomes. Notably, no post-surgical regret was reported among the surveyed patients. Existing literature on GAS in LMICs remains scarce and is concentrated in select institutions that drive specific procedures. Our review highlights the low reported volumes of GAS, variability in surgical outcomes and quality of life.
在所有关于性别肯定治疗的研究中,来自低收入和中等收入国家(LMICs)的不到五分之一。这是第一项系统性综述,旨在研究LMICs中性别肯定手术(GAS)后的手术人口统计学和结果。按照系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目指南,系统检索了五个数据库,以查找LMICs环境中关于GAS的原始研究和病例系列。排除的报告包括动物研究、非英语语言研究、包括综述在内的二次研究、个体病例报告和会议摘要。本综述纳入了34项研究,涉及n = 5064名跨性别非二元性别(TGNB)个体。大多数研究(22项,64.7%)来自中高收入国家,其次是中低收入国家(12项,35.3%)。共有31项研究(91.2%)报告了术后结果。在n = 5013名接受GAS的患者中,71.5%(n = 3584)接受了男性化手术,29.5%(n = 1480)接受了女性化手术。主要手术方式为阴蒂成形术(n = 2270/3584,63.3%)和阴道成形术(n = 1103/1480,74.5%)。平均随访时间为47.7个月。在接受阴蒂成形术的患者中,6.8%(n = 155)的患者出现了并发症,6.3%(n = 144)接受了修复手术。在接受阴道成形术的患者中,11.5%(n = 127)的患者出现了并发症,8.5%(n = 94)接受了修复手术。在报告了生活质量和术后满意度的研究(25/34,73.5%)中,大多数研究表明心理社会和功能结果有显著改善。值得注意的是,在接受调查的患者中没有报告术后后悔的情况。关于LMICs中GAS的现有文献仍然很少,并且集中在推动特定手术的特定机构。我们的综述强调了GAS报告数量低、手术结果和生活质量的变异性。
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