Autologous buccal mucosa graft for repair of recurrent rectovaginal fistula

Post-operative pediatric rectovaginal fistulas are rare, can be challenging to repair, and often recur. The versatility, ease of accessibility, vascularization, and likeness to native vaginal tissues make autologous buccal mucosal grafts a novel tissue substitute for the repair of a recurrent rectov...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric surgery international 2014-05, Vol.30 (5), p.533-535
Hauptverfasser:	Grimsby, Gwen M., Fischer, Anne C., Baker, Linda A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autografts - surgery Child, Preschool Female Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mouth Mucosa - surgery Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Postoperative Complications - surgery Rectovaginal Fistula - surgery Rectum - surgery Recurrence Surgery Technical Innovation Transplantation, Autologous - methods Treatment Outcome Vagina - surgery Vietnam Wound Healing - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Post-operative pediatric rectovaginal fistulas are rare, can be challenging to repair, and often recur. The versatility, ease of accessibility, vascularization, and likeness to native vaginal tissues make autologous buccal mucosal grafts a novel tissue substitute for the repair of a recurrent rectovaginal fistula after the surgical repair of anorectal malformations.
ISSN:	0179-0358 1437-9813
DOI:	10.1007/s00383-014-3495-9