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Pull-through operation for radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A patient in whom a large radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula was successfully repaired by a pull-through operation is described. Normal bowel and vaginal function were restored. If repair of a rectovaginal fistula is indicated, and the fistula is large and located in the proximal vagina, the abdominal endorectal operation should be considered.

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  1. From the Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

    Neil R. Thomford M.D., David E. Smith M.D. & Wayne H. Wilson M.D.

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Thomford, N.R., Smith, D.E. & Wilson, W.H. Pull-through operation for radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 13, 451–453 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616792

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