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SynthesisTechniques in coloproctology2012

The challenge of pouch-vaginal fistulas: a systematic review.

S Maslekar, P M Sagar, D Harji, C Bruce, B Griffiths

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Techniques in coloproctology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. PAVFCOS: The development of a core outcome set for pouch anal and vaginal fistula.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Managing non-IBD fistulising disease.Frontline gastroenterology · 2021
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

S MaslekarThe John Goligher Colorectal Unit, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
P M Sagar
D Harji
C Bruce
B Griffiths

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pouch-vaginal fistulae affect 6% of women after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Such fistulae significantly impact on the patient's quality of life and present a technical challenge to the surgeon. Although several operative approaches have been described, results from a number of case series are variable and associated with significant rates of failure. As a result, there remains a lack of consensus in the literature with regard to the management of this troublesome problem. The purpose of this article is to review the results of surgical intervention and to provide a clinical algorithm that gives a structured approach to the management of pouch-vaginal fistulae.

Indexed as

Anastomosis, SurgicalColonic PouchesFemaleHumansRectumTreatment OutcomeVaginal Fistula

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