Tandem colovaginoscopy in the diagnosis of colovaginal fistula.
The diagnosis of colovaginal fistula with the traditional methods of contrast enema, sigmoidoscopy, and vaginal speculum examination can be problematic. Precise identification of the pathologic anatomy underlying the colovaginal fistula can be obtained by simultaneous flexible fiberoptic vaginoscopy and colonscopy.
Adams
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Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Perry
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D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*