title: Five-layer repair of rectovaginal fistula using a vaginal approach. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Gynaecology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales.
authors: B T
authors: BT
authors: Haylen
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Cerqui
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Meagher
mesh_terms: 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