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Palliative medicine · Jan 2013
Case ReportsNovel application of a fecal management system for vaginal use in radiotherapy-associated rectovaginal fistula.
- Laura A Sonoda, Rachel E Rosenheck, Katherine Tierney, Laila I Muderspach, Suzanne L Palmer, Michael Senikowich, and Yvonne G Lin.
- Keck School of Medicine Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
- Palliat Med. 2013 Jan 1;27(1):91-3.
AbstractWhile highly effective for treating certain gynecologic malignancies, radiotherapy carries known risks, including fistula formation. We report a 75-year-old female with advanced cervical carcinoma who was provided a vaginally placed fecal management system after developing a rectovaginal fistula following primary treatment with chemoradiation. This report presents and discusses a novel method to palliate symptomatic RVFs in advanced-stage cancer.
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