Delayed surgical management of rectovaginal fistula: a case report highlighting challenges and lessons learned [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 BackgroundRectovaginal fistulas following an obstetric anal sphincter injury's repair are rare in developed country and their management could be challenging, particularly in cases of delayed repair.
Kristina Drusany Starič +5 more
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Laparoscopic repair of high rectovaginal fistula: Is it technically feasible? [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is an epithelium-lined communication between the rectum and vagina. Most RVFs are acquired, the most common cause being obstetric trauma. Most of the high RVFs are repaired by conventional open surgery. Laparoscopic
Saravanan S Kumaran +4 more
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A rare cause of rectovaginal fistula in early infancy: It is in the genes!
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2021 Acquired Rectovaginal Fistula (RVF) is rare in infants. Interleukin10/ Interleukin 10 receptor deficiencies are monogenic disorders presenting as aggressive forms of infantile onset inflammatory bowel disease with perianal abscess and fistula.
Aravind Swaminathan +5 more
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Colovaginal anastomosis: an unusual complication of stapler use in restorative procedure after Hartmann operation [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2005 Background Rectovaginal fistula is uncommon after lower anterior resection for rectal cancer. The most leading cause of this complication is involvement of the posterior wall of the vagina into the staple line when firing the circular stapler.
Liao Guoqing, Yan Zhongshu
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Clinical Spectrum, Management, and Outcome of Rectovaginal Fistulae [PDF]
The Annals of African Surgery, 2022 Background: There are limited reports on rectovaginal fistulae in South Africa. Methods: This was a prospective analysis of all patients undergoing treatment for RVF at a tertiary referral hospital.
Silindokuhle Revivial Sibiya +3 more
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VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA AND RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1914 This article is necessarily in large degree a recapitulation of my surgical studies carried on during a series of years, reports of which have been published from time to time. Soon after returning from my medical studies during 1869 and 1870 in the University of Berlin, it was my exceptional good fortune to become the student of J. Marion Sims of New
HENRY O. MARCY
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Rectovaginal fistula due to undiagnosed rectal tuberculosis in a nulliparous young woman: A case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepIntroduction: Rectovaginal fistulas (RVFs) can arise from various etiologies, the most common cause especially in developing countries is obstetric injury.
Gidion D +5 more
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Medial circumflex femoral artery perforator flap to reconstruct a complex rectovaginal fistula: A case report [PDF]
JPRAS OpenReconstruction of complex rectovaginal fistula is challenging, and it has a high recurrence rate. Traditional reconstruction included a local flap or a myocutaneous flap reconstruction, which is either difficult in radiated cases or that the flap is too ...
Tzong-Yun Tsai +3 more
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Rectovaginal fistula in a cervical cancer patient treated with sequential radiotherapy and bevacizumab: A dose‐volume analysis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor that exerts antitumor effect by preventing tumor angiogenesis. Gastrointestinal fistula is a common side effect of bevacizumab in combination with radiotherapy.
Kento Tomizawa +6 more
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Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 Rectovaginal fistulas are abnormal epithelial-lined connections between the rectum and vagina. They can be quite bothersome to both the patient and the surgeon due to their irritating and embarrassing symptoms and high failure rate after repair. An individualized, systematic approach to these fistulas based on their size, location, and etiology ...
Teresa deBeche-Adams, Jaime L. Bohl
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