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Rectovaginal Fistula: Management by Intravenous Feeding and Surgical Repair
Author(s) -
Piraka Hadi,
Parsa Mohamad H.,
Jahanmiri Fatemeh
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1978.tb00407.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rectovaginal fistula , surgery , fistula , colostomy , gastrointestinal tract
Two patients, each with a large rectovaginal fistula, were managed successfully by intravenous feeding and surgical repair of their fistulae. Intravenous feeding eliminated the need for food from the gastrointestinal tract, thus minimizing the fecal flow. Both fistulae healed following surgical repair. Neither patient required a diverting colostomy.