Open AccessRecto-vaginal/urethral fistula: Repair with gracilis muscle transposition
Author(s) -
Micha Rabau,
Osnat Zmora,
Hagit Tulchinsky,
Eyal Gur,
Gideon Goldman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0602081r
Subject(s) - medicine , transposition (logic) , gracilis muscle , fistula , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
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.
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