Strengths and limitations
The discovery and photographic documentation of the vaginal outlet wall are the significant strength of this study. The vavinal outlet wall provides anatomical stabilization to the vaginal opening and is one of the structures that prevent the vaginal orifice from gaping. Reviewing the medical literature failed to identify any scientific-clinical article about the vaginal outlet wall; therefore, the present investigation is a groundbreaking discovery that provides scientific data about this structure. Additionally, this discovery offers new knowledge about the vaginal outlet wall within the female external genital anatomy that has the potential for practical clinical implementation.
An anatomical study has inherent limitations because a single researcher’s interpretation of the anatomical findings can be considered a limitation, which sets up an expectancy and confirmation bias. The doubt that the solo investigation purposively dissected toward the expected outcome could not be dispelled. Moreover, the study’s weakness on fresh cadavers is the occurrence of gross and topographic postmortem distortions due to vaporization and tissue shrinkage; therefore, any cadaveric investigation will not represent the actual size and, to the same degree, altered shape. Also, the absence of accepted terms influences a descriptive meaning. Additionally, the research on the corpses can not establish the functional anatomy of the vaginal outlet wall; however, it can be used as a practical understanding of these anatomical structures.