Five-layer repair of rectovaginal fistula using a vaginal approach. A case report.
We present a case of a rectovaginal fistula which was revealed as an incidental finding at the time of posterior colporrhaphy. We describe a previously unreported 5-layer repair through a vaginal approach in preference to the more frequently reported approaches of endoanal flap or conversion to a fourth degree tear. The diagnosis and management of rectovaginal fistulas is discussed.
Haylen
B T
BT
Department of Gynaecology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales.
Cerqui
A J
AJ
Meagher
A P
AP
D005260:Female; D005414:Flatulence / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology; D014621:Vagina