Figure 1

Surgical procedures in laparoscopic upper vaginectomy. (A) The planned cutting margin was identified after iodine application via a speculum examination. (B) Excision of the stump peritoneum. (C) The vaginal stump at the site of dissection of the vesicovaginal and rectovaginal spaces through the scar tissue and the isolation of the bladder pillar. (D) The resection of the upper vagina. (E) The vaginal cutting edge is restored. (F) The dissected upper vaginal specimen.