Disease relevance of Rectovaginal Fistula

• We report on a new patient with coronal and sagittal suture involvement, mild unilateral radial and thumb hypoplasia, imperforate anus, rectovaginal fistula, prenatal onset growth deficiency, and mental retardation [1].
• This is a report on a child with sensorineural deafness, imperforate anus with rectovaginal fistula, hypoplastic thumb, and congenital heart defect [2].

High impact information on Rectovaginal Fistula

• CONCLUSIONS: Selective angiography and embolization is a worthwhile alternative in patients with uncontrolled bleeding from a malignant rectovaginal fistula who are poor candidates for surgical intervention [3].
• RESULTS: The three groups did not differ significantly in age, weight, age at delivery, parity, weight of largest baby, postmenopausal status, estrogen replacement usage, most medical conditions, or rectocoele, rectovaginal fistula, or incontinence surgeries [4].
• Transanal flap-advancement procedures for complicated anorectal or rectovaginal fistula may include vertically incised flaps, horizontal flaps, and tubal flaps [5].
• We are only aware of one previous report in the English literature of the association of a rectovaginal fistula with this triad and to our knowledge the association has not been described in the radiological literature [6].

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