Laparoscopic repair of high rectovaginal fistula: Is it technically feasible?

BACKGROUND: Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is an epithelium-lined communication between the rectum and vagina. Most RVFs are acquired, the most common cause being obstetric trauma. Most of the high RVFs are repaired by conventional open surgery. Laparoscopic repair of RVF is rare and so far only one rep...

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Main Authors: Kumaran, Saravanan S, Palanivelu, Chinnusamy, Kavalakat, Alfie J, Parthasarathi, Ramakrishnan, Neelayathatchi, Murugayyan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2005
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Technical Advance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1266383/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16221302
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-5-20
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