Incidence and risk factors for rectovaginal fistula after low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Jun Watanabe,Mitsuyoshi Ota,Daisuke Kawaguchi,Hidetaka Shima,Shuhei Kaida,Shunichi Osada,Nobuyuki Kamimukai,Noriyuki Kamiya,Atsushi Ishibe,Kazuteru Watanabe,Ryusei Matsuyama,Hirotoshi Akiyama,Yasushi Ichikawa,Mari S. Oba,Itaru Endo

Incidence and risk factors for rectovaginal fistula after low anterior resection for rectal cancer

2015

Jun Watanabe
Mitsuyoshi Ota
Daisuke Kawaguchi
Hidetaka Shima
Shuhei Kaida
Shunichi Osada
Nobuyuki Kamimukai
Noriyuki Kamiya
Atsushi Ishibe
Kazuteru Watanabe
Ryusei Matsuyama
Hirotoshi Akiyama
Yasushi Ichikawa
Mari S. Oba
Itaru Endo

Background The rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is a rare complication after low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for RVF after LAR for rectal cancer.

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General surgery
Medicine
Surgery
Colorectal cancer
Retrospective cohort study
Rectovaginal fistula
Complication
Rectum
Low Anterior Resection
Laparoscopy
anastomotic leakage
Hepatology
Internal medicine

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