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Surgery of the Vulva

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Manual of Gynecologic Surgery

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Modern surgical therapy for vulvar disease consists of diagnostic studies, excisional procedures, and reconstructive operations. The cornerstone of diagnosis is the vulvar biopsy, which is described in detail in Chapter 1. Except for those lesions of an infectious etiology such as Trichomonas vaginalis or Candida albicans, most other chronic vulvar conditions will require biopsy for definitive diagnosis. Use of the nomenclature of the International Society for the Study of Vulvar Disease is recommended.11 Note that this is a histologic classification; hence, accurate diagnosis is only possible after appropriate biopsy material has been obtained (Table 12.1).

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Franklin, E.W. (1997). Surgery of the Vulva. In: Manual of Gynecologic Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0073-1_12

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