A Case of Vulvar Denervation Operation in an Old Patient with Intractable Dysesthetic Vulvodynia.

Choi, Seong Lan; Kim, Ji Young; Park, Il Woong; Jun, Hyun Chul; Jung, Du Suck; Cho, Joong Dong

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(11):2308-2311.
Published online November 1, 2003.

A Case of Vulvar Denervation Operation in an Old Patient with Intractable Dysesthetic Vulvodynia.

Seong Lan Choi, Ji Young Kim, Il Woong Park, Hyun Chul Jun, Du Suck Jung, Joong Dong Cho

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seonam University, College of Medicine, Namwon, Korea.

Abstract

Vulvodynia is the term used to describe unexplained vulvar pain, sexual dysfunction, and the resultant psychological disability. In vulvar vestibulitis, surgery is carried out on patients who have failed conservative therapy. Surgical procedures which is removal of all sensitive vestibular tissue are most effective in patients with pure vestibulitis, but effective surgery is not known in patient with dysesthetic vulvodynia. We experienced one case of vulvar denervation operation in patients with intractable dysesthetic vulvodynia, which have failed conservative therapy. So we report one case with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Intractable dysesthetic vulvodynia, Vulvar denervation operation