TY - JOUR
T1 - Colorectal-vaginal fistulas
T2 - Imaging and novel interventional treatment modalities
AU - Knuttinen, M. Grace
AU - Yi, Johnny
AU - Magtibay, Paul
AU - Miller, Christina T.
AU - Alzubaidi, Sadeer
AU - Naidu, Sailendra
AU - Oklu, Rahmi
AU - Kriegshauser, J. Scott
AU - Mar, Winnie A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/4/22
Y1 - 2018/4/22
N2 - Colovaginal and/or rectovaginal fistulas cause significant and distressing symptoms, including vaginitis, passage of flatus/feces through the vagina, and painful skin excoriation. These fistulas can be a challenging condition to treat. Although most fistulas can be treated with surgical repair, for those patients who are not operative candidates, limited options remain. As minimally-invasive interventional techniques have evolved, the possibility of fistula occlusion has enriched the therapeutic armamentarium for the treatment of these complex patients. In order to offer optimal treatment options to these patients, it is important to understand the imaging and anatomical features which may appropriately guide the surgeon and/or interventional radiologist during pre-procedural planning.
AB - Colovaginal and/or rectovaginal fistulas cause significant and distressing symptoms, including vaginitis, passage of flatus/feces through the vagina, and painful skin excoriation. These fistulas can be a challenging condition to treat. Although most fistulas can be treated with surgical repair, for those patients who are not operative candidates, limited options remain. As minimally-invasive interventional techniques have evolved, the possibility of fistula occlusion has enriched the therapeutic armamentarium for the treatment of these complex patients. In order to offer optimal treatment options to these patients, it is important to understand the imaging and anatomical features which may appropriately guide the surgeon and/or interventional radiologist during pre-procedural planning.
KW - Colorectal-vaginal fistula
KW - Fistula
KW - Percutaneous fistula repair
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U2 - 10.3390/jcm7040087
DO - 10.3390/jcm7040087
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85075670374
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 7
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
IS - 4
M1 - 87
ER -