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ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2021

Stromal vascular fraction injection to treat intractable radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula.

Mijung Kim, Dae Hyun Lew, Tai Suk Roh, Seung Yong Song

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Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mijung KimDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dae Hyun LewDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tai Suk RohDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seung Yong SongDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rectovaginal fistula, which can arise after an injury to the vaginal canal or rectum, is a troublesome obstacle for patients' everyday life. In most cases, it can be covered with a local flap, but previous radiation therapy increases the recurrence rate, making it especially difficult to cure. As the application of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) obtained from enzymatically digested autologous adipose tissue has become increasingly common, several reports have advocated its effectiveness for the treatment of refractory wounds. In light of the angiogenic, regenerative characteristics of SVF, it was incorporated as a treatment option in two cases of rectovaginal fistula discussed here. As described in this report, irradiated rectovaginal fistulas in rectal cancer patients were successfully treated with SVF injection, and we suggest SVF as a feasible treatment option for cases of rectovaginal fistula that would otherwise be very difficult to cure.

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Fat graftMesenchymal stem cellRadiation effectRectovaginal fistula

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PMID33503756
PMCPMC7861982
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