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  • Title: [Surgical treatment of radiation-induced rectovaginal fistulas by the continence resection procedure].
    Author: Athanasiadis S, Girona I.
    Journal: Zentralbl Chir; 1982; 107(18):1160-8. PubMed ID: 6758418.
    Abstract:
    The results of 24 operations for repairing rectovaginal fistulas secondary to irradiation for pelvic cancer are presented.--Treatment involved subtotal rectal and sigmoid colon resection with restoration of continuity by means of a peranal coloanal sleeve anastomosis between healthy colon and the rectal stump denuded of its mucosa.--The functional result in 20 of 24 patients who underwent this procedure was satisfactory to excellent, only 2 patients had partial rectal incontinence. 2 of these patients (8.3%) died from a heart attack or renal insufficiency respectively. No death occurred from anastomotic leakage.
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