title: The results of vaginoplasty in excision of the rectum.
abstract: Vaginoplasty was used in a consecutive series of 45 patients undergoing rectal excision for neoplastic and inflammatory bowel disease. Forty-three patients achieved primary perineal healing and none developed a persistent perineal fistula. One patient with Crohn's disease developed a perianal fistula a year after operation but healing occurred after minor surgery. Another developed a pre-sacral abscess 9 years after operation; spontaneous discharge into the vagina occurred.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing