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9069147

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
A 46-year-old Caucasian female underwent vaginal hysterectomy for myoma in another hospital and developed a high rectovaginal fistula 6 weeks later. A diverting-loop colostomy of the sigmoid colon was performed 2 months later. The patient was admitted to our service with persistent high rectovaginal fistula 6 months later. We resected the sigmoid colon and two-thirds of the rectum including the fistula tract using laparoscopic techniques. An intracorporeal anastomosis was accomplished using a double-stapling technique. An omental flap was mobilized and placed between the colorectal anastomosis and the vagina. Except for a subcutaneous wound infection at the former colostomy site, the postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged at the 7th postoperative day and remained free of symptoms. We conclude that laparoscopic resection of high rectovaginal fistula with primary intracorporeal anastomosis is feasible and should be considered in selected cases as an alternative "minimal-invasive" approach to this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0930-2794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic resection of high rectovaginal fistula with intracorporeal colorectal anastomosis and omentoplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Humboldt-University, Charité, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports