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Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders involving various organ systems. We report the case of a female patient with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome type III (EDS III) presenting with a recurrent rectocele in whom porcine small intestinal submucosa mesh was used successfully to correct the defect in the rectovaginal fascia.
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Sardeli, C., Axelsen, S.M. & Bek, K.M. Use of porcine small intestinal submucosa in the surgical treatment of recurrent rectocele in a patient with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome type III. Int Urogynecol J 16, 504–505 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-004-1265-2
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