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  • Title: Use of the bulbocavernosus muscle (Martius procedure) for repair of radiation-induced rectovaginal fistulas.
    Author: White AJ, Buchsbaum HJ, Blythe JG, Lifshitz S.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1982 Jul; 60(1):114-8. PubMed ID: 7088441.
    Abstract:
    Radiation-induced fistulas of the vagina are rare, occurring in only 1 of 3% of patients treated for cancer of the uterine cervix. Primary surgical repair of these fistulas is usually unsuccessful because the defect is a result of devascularization. This type of radiation injury results from endarteritis obliterans, and successful repair requires an accessory blood supply. From 1971 to 1980, the authors performed 14 Martius procedures on 12 patients with radiation-induced rectovaginal fistulas. Eleven patients had successful closure of their fistulas using this procedure, and no operative complications occurred. The Martius procedure is effective for most radiation-induced vaginal fistulas, and the operation is well tolerated by most patients.
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