Rectovaginal fistulas: Five year's experience

dc.contributor.authorTaskesen F.
dc.contributor.authorArikanoglu Z.
dc.contributor.authorBostanci S.
dc.contributor.authorOguz A.
dc.contributor.authorUslukaya O.
dc.contributor.authorTurkoglu A.
dc.contributor.authorVeli Ulger B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:58:32Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Rectovaginal fistula is an epithelial connection between the anterior wall of the rectum and posterior wall of the vagina. The etiology of the rectovaginal fistula can be trauma orginated from violent acts or foreign bodies as well as trauma during obstetric, gynecologic, or colorectal surgeries. The purpose of this study was to share our clinic experience and surgical management for rectovaginal fistulas. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted at the Department of General Surgery, University of Dicle. All patients who were treated for rectovaginal fistulas between January 2005 and December 2011 were included to this study. Results: There were fifteen patients in a mean age of 32 ± 9.6. The most common complains of patients were arrival of gas and stool from the vagina. The etilogy of rectovaginal fistula was most commonly obstetric trauma in our patients and three of them had anal incontinance. The mean time of hospital stay was 5 days± 1.7. Postoperative wound infection was seen in two patients and reccurence disease occurred in two patients during the postoperative period. Conclusions: Rectovaginal fistula treatment is a challenging condition for the surgeon since anatomical relationships and different surgical conditions changes according to the paitents. Various surgical techniques are available for the management of rectovaginal fistulas according to their etiology, size, location. For the treatment of low fistulas, best results were achieved using conservative fistulectomy, layer closure, and both-sided covering of the tissue defect with advancement vaginal and rectal flaps. © Società Editrice Universo (SEU).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7417/CT.2014.1709
dc.identifier.endpage132en_US
dc.identifier.issn0009-9074
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24999564
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84903183093
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage129en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7417/CT.2014.1709
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/23974
dc.identifier.volume165en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSocieta Editrice Universoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinica Terapeutica
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectFistulaen_US
dc.subjectObstetrical Traumaen_US
dc.subjectRectovaginalen_US
dc.titleRectovaginal fistulas: Five year's experienceen_US
dc.titleRectovaginal fistulas: Five year's experience
dc.typeArticleen_US

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