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Rectovaginal Fistulas

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Rectovaginal fistulas are located above the dentate line and should therefore be distinguished from anovaginal fistulas. These lesions are rare and account for less than 5% of all anorectal fistulas. They result in very severe and distressing vaginal symptoms which vary according the underlying disease: fecal soiling and smell, discharge, vaginitis, passage of flatus and even feces especially during diarrhea, discharge of mucus or blood.

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  1. Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, CH-1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Marc-Claude Marti

  2. Service de Chirurgie A, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Jean-Claude Givel

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Marti, MC. (1990). Rectovaginal Fistulas. In: Marti, MC., Givel, JC. (eds) Surgery of Anorectal Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02640-3_16

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