Fig. 1.

A Bordering landmark from the outside prior to colpectomy. Vaginal epithelium 15 mm around the ostium urethrae is necessary for the urethral anastomosis for further phalloplasty surgery. A suture needs to be placed prior to laparoscopic colpectomy to define this border. During the colpectomy, the suture is used a landmark as shown in (B). B Bordering landmark (A) from the inside during the colpectomy, vaginal epithelium (B), urether (C) and the blue glove-covered gauze (D) (Color figure online)