[Non-surgical management of rectovaginal fistula: a case report].
BACKGROUND
The rectovaginal fistula is a rare disease whose treatment is extremely difficult.


OBJECTIVE
To present the expectant management of rectovaginal fistula as an alternative to surgery for those cases in which the surgical risk is not an acceptable option.


METHODS
We report the case of a rectovaginal fistula in an 85-year-old woman with significant comorbidity that avoided the performance of any surgical technique.


CONCLUSIONS
In patients whose surgical risk does not exceed the benefits, non-surgical management would be an option of treatment of rectovaginal fistula.
Rocío de los Llanos
Rde L
Moreno-Selva
María Teresa
MT
Gómez-García
Jessica
J
Nogueira-García
Ana
A
Gómez-Alarcón
María Esther
ME
Ruiz-Sánchez
Gaspar
G
González-de Merlo
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012306:Risk; D016896:Treatment Outcome