Gracilis Muscle Transposition for Iatrogenic Rectourethral Fistula
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Recto-vaginal/urethral fistula: repair with gracilis muscle transposition.
UNLABELLED This study was designed to assess the efficacy of gracilis muscle transposition in repairing recto-vaginal and rectourethral fistula. All patients had fecal diversion as a preliminary or concurrent step to fistula repair. Success was defined as healed fistula after stoma closure. RESULTS Six females and four males underwent gracilis muscle transposition from 1999 to 2006. Gracilis ...
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BACKGROUND Rectovaginal fistula is defined as a result of an abnormal connection between the rectum and vagina. It is often a result of inflammatory bowel disease, iatrogenic illness, malignancy or trauma. Rectovaginal fistula treatment is dependent on the classification of the fistula (simple or complex). There are few reports on transposition of gracilis muscle as a feasible option for treatm...
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PURPOSE This study was designed to assess the efficacy of gracilis muscle transposition in repairing rectovaginal and rectourethral fistulas. METHODS Data were retrieved from a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent gracilis muscle transposition for fistulas between the rectum and urethra/vagina. All patients had fecal diversion as a preliminary or concurrent step to fistula rep...
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extensive resections that may result in permanent fecal diversion and/or urinary diversion because of nonfunctional fecal and urinary systems [3]. Because of the relative rarity of the fistula, as well as technical challenges inherent in successful repair, most series include very few patients, and authors have often applied heterogeneous therapeutic options with mixed postoperative results. Th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000059970.82125.db