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  • Title: Treatment of rectovaginal fistula: a 5-year review.
    Author: Casadesus D, Villasana L, Sanchez IM, Diaz H, Chavez M, Diaz A.
    Journal: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol; 2006 Feb; 46(1):49-51. PubMed ID: 16441694.
    Abstract:
    This paper presents a chart review of 17 patients who had been treated for rectovaginal fistula (RVF) from 1996 to 2000. In most cases (13; 76.5%), the fistula was the result of post-surgical complications. Following vaginal mucosa advancement flap repair or repair after conversion to a fourth-degree perineal laceration, 16 (94%) of the rectovaginal fistulae (during the first attempted repair or after failed treatment) were successfully treated. In all patients but one, faecal diversion was avoided. In two patients, fistulography was both a diagnostic procedure and the method of treatment.
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