Rectovaginal fistula after double-stapled transanal rectotomy (STARR) for obstructed defaecation [5]

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-85

  Pescatori, Mario ^a,b   Dodi, Giuseppe ^a   Salafia, Concetto ^a   Zbar, Andrew P ^c  

^a Coloproctology Units of Rome ^*  (Italy)

^b Villa Flaminia Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOUBLE STAPLED TRANSANAL RECTAL RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPLER; STOMA; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANXIETY; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTOCELE; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SUTURES;

EID: 11244333120     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-004-0658-5     Document Type: Letter

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