TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rectovaginal Fistula A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Passing stool and flatus through the vagina• Communication between the anterior wall of the rectum and posterior wall of the vagina• Tract generally visible or palpable• Etiologies include: -Obstetric injury-Crohn disease-Diverticulitis-Radiation-Undrained cryptoglandular disease-Foreign body trauma-Surgical extirpation of anterior rectal tumors-Malignancies of the rectum, cervix, or vagina• Classified as low, middle, or high• Considered low if can be repaired from a perineal approach• Considered high if must be repaired transabdominally SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1004107142 ER -