The use of viable cryopreserved placental tissue in the management of a chronic rectovaginal fistula

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017 Nov;99(8):e236-e240. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0157. Epub 2017 Oct 19.

Abstract

We present a case of a chronic recurrent rectovaginal fistula that initially arose from complications of haemorrhoid surgery and had failed multiple prior surgical repairs. The fistula was successfully managed using viable cryopreserved placental tissue.

Keywords: Fistula; Perianal; Rectovaginal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Cryopreservation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Placenta / transplantation*
  • Pregnancy
  • Rectovaginal Fistula* / pathology
  • Rectovaginal Fistula* / physiopathology
  • Rectovaginal Fistula* / surgery
  • Wound Healing