Affiliation:
1. The London Hospital and St Mark's Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
A sphincter-saving operative method of treating post-irradiation rectovaginal fistulas is presented. The technique involves the peranal anastomosis of healthy colon to the mid-anal canal using a ‘sleeve’ anastomosis. Four patients have been treated with cure of the fistula and a return to normal bowel habit. A fifth, with an irradiation ulcer causing intractable pain, also obtained complete relief of symptoms.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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