Rectovestibular fistula-rarely recognized associated gynecologic anomalies

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1261-1267

  Levitt, Marc A ^a   Bischoff, Andrea ^a   Breech, Lesley ^a   Peña, Alberto ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Gynecologic anomaly; Imperforate anus; Vaginal anomaly; Vaginoscopy; Vestibular fistula

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVESTIBULAR FISTULA; RECTUM FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOID; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 66649092879     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.046     Document Type: Article

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