Onodera H, Nagayama S, Kohmoto I, Maetani S, Imamura M. Novel surgical repair with bilateral gluteus muscle patching for intractable rectovaginal fistula.
Tech Coloproctol 2014;
7:198-202. [PMID:
14628166 DOI:
10.1007/s10151-003-0035-3]
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Abstract
We created a novel surgical repair for intractable rectovaginal fistula and treated four patients who had previously undergone unsuccessful surgery. An X-shaped skin incision was made on the perineum, and then the rectum was carefully divided from the vagina. Defects of both the rectum and the vagina were closed with vertical mattress sutures. The external sphincter muscle also was approximated. The gluteus muscle was identified through another skin incision to the buttock, and cut at the attachment to the femur. Bilateral gluteus muscles were approximated at the midline of the perineum so that the vagina was sufficiently separated from the rectum. Established anorectal angle was 92.5 degrees (SD=6.4 degrees ). Mean resting pressure was 101.3 cm H2O (SD=13.1). All patients retained complete anal function without soiling. The unusual problem of erosion of the posterior vaginal wall with fistulation in a sexually active woman justifies greater efforts, and this surgical technique offers good prospects in this small group of patients.
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