Obstetric recto-vaginal fistula: What technique to use?*

Copyright © 2013 Sanaa Errarhay et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective: The recto-vaginal fistula is an abnormal communication between the previous wall of the rec-tum and the posterior face of the vagina through the recto-vaginal septum. They are often due to the ob-stetric traumas and they can be of post-surgical ori-gin. Methods: We report five cases of patients with obstetric recto-vaginal fistula and all of the patients have surgical intervention with a resection of the fis-tulous route and rectal wall. Results: The patient did not present any recidivating and the evolution is sat-isfactory without complications or recidivating. Con-clusion: The treatment of recto-vaginal fistula is often difficult exposed to recurrence; and the therapeutic indications must be adapted to every type of fistula by taking into account its size, its location and its etiology