Alexei Okulov and Nadezhda Kokhreidze after surgery
On March 22, Alexey Okulov, MD, DSc, Professor of Pediatric Surgery Department (Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow), an outstanding specialist in pediatric urology and andrology, sex transformation surgery, visited Almazov Centre.
Among the participants of the meeting were Eduard Komlichenko, Deputy Chief for Research and Clinical Work of Perinatology and Pediatrics Institute, Elena Gurkina, Deputy Chief for Clinical Care, Tatyana Zubareva, Head of Reproductive Gynecology Department, and Nadezhda Kokhreidze, Head of Adolescent Gynecology Department.
The specialists discussed the practical aspects of feminizing genitoplasty in girls and women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, including the importance of endoscopic techniques for the prevention of complications in these types of surgery. Professor provided advisory assistance for the surgery of introito/vaginoplasty in a 20-year-old patient with severe urogenital sinus.
This meeting is another step towards implementing new high-tech methods for reproductive gynecology at Almazov Centre.
