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Abstract
In Europe and North America, vulval adhesions usually present as a congenital abnormality or as a result of a mild inflammatory process. In Nigeria, most vulval adhesions are a sequel of female circumcision, a practice that is widespread among the rural inhabitants who form about 80–90 per cent of the population. The operation is attended by many complications, of which the commonest is probably local sepsis producing vulval adhesions of varying severity. This paper presents my experience in dealing with such patients over a 3-year period.
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© 1980 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
