Management of recto-vaginal fistulas after prosthetic reinforcement treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3011-3015
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3011

Table 1 Patient characteristics and details of surgery and follow-up

Patients No.	Age (yr)	Primary pathology POP surgery/type of PM	Onset of symptoms (mo)	Primary surgery	Delay to secondary surgery (mo)	Secondary surgery	Follow-up (mo)/Wexner score
1	73	Colpo-cystocele laparoscopic approach/two polypropylene meshes	24	Temporary colostomy + ablation of PM	6	Open proctectomy, omental patch + PI	36/3
2	65	Colpo-cystocele Bologna procedure/two polypropylene meshes	12	Laparoscopic ablation of PM	12	Open proctectomy, omental patch + PI	36/2
3	60	SUI Prolift^® procedure/two polypropylene meshes	6	Transperineal ablation of PM	6	Hartmann	36/NA
4	52	Colpo-rectocele transabdominal approach/one polypropylene mesh	2	-	-	Open proctectomy, omental patch + PI	60/0
5	73	Cysto-colpocele transabdominal approach/one polypropylene mesh	48	-	-	Open proctectomy, omental patch + PI	6/0

POP: Pelvic organ prolapse; NA: Not applicable; PM: Prosthetic material; SUI: Stress urinary incontinence; PI: Protective ileostomy.

Citation: Ouaïssi M, Cresti S, Giger U, Sielezneff I, Pirrò N, Berthet B, Grandval P, Consentino B, Sastre B. Management of recto-vaginal fistulas after prosthetic reinforcement treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(24): 3011-3015
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i24/3011.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3011