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  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyVolume 46 Issue 1, Pages 49 - 51 Published Online: 25 Jan 2006 Journal compilation © 2009 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Treatment of rectovaginal fistula: A 5-year review Copyright © 2006 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Abstract
This paper presents a chart review of 17 patients who had been treated for rectovaginal fistula (RVF) from 1996 to 2000. In most cases (13; 76.5%), the fistula was the result of post-surgical complications. Following vaginal mucosa advancement flap repair or repair after conversion to a fourth-degree perineal laceration, 16 (94%) of the rectovaginal fistulae (during the first attempted repair or after failed treatment) were successfully treated. In all patients but one, faecal diversion was avoided. In two patients, fistulography was both a diagnostic procedure and the method of treatment. Received 14 June 2005; accepted 02 September 2005. | 
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