Novel application of a fecal management system for vaginal use in radiotherapy-associated rectovaginal fistula.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
While highly effective for treating certain gynecologic malignancies, radiotherapy carries known risks, including fistula formation. We report a 75-year-old female with advanced cervical carcinoma who was provided a vaginally placed fecal management system after developing a rectovaginal fistula following primary treatment with chemoradiation. This report presents and discusses a novel method to palliate symptomatic RVFs in advanced-stage cancer.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Chemoradiotherapy
- Gynecology
- Radiation Injuries
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms