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Case Report
Recto-fallopian fistula: A case report
1 Department of Intervention, Red Cross Hospital of Qinghai, Nandajie Street, Xining, Qinghai, China
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Department of Intervention, Red Cross Hospital of Qinghai, No. 55, Nandajie Street, Xining, Qinghai 810000,
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Article ID: 101072Z01ZB2019
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Baokui Z. Recto-fallopian fistula: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2019;10:101072Z01ZB2019.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a group of infectious diseases of female upper genital tract. Chronic pelvic inflammation can lead to inflammation of fimbriae of the fallopian tube, leading to infertility. In very rare cases the fallopian tube can communicate with intestinal tract.
Case Report: A 29-year-old Tibetan woman had a history of appendiceal perforation. She underwent salpingography for infertility and a recto-fallopian fistula was found, which was confirmed, during surgery, to be caused by chronic pelvic inflammation.
Conclusion: Recto-fallopian fistula is very rare and often secondary to chronic pelvic inflammation. Diagnosis depends on hysterosalpingography, colonoscopy, and other examinations, but the final diagnosis depends on surgery. It was found that surgery for recto-fallopian fistula should be performed as soon as possible. The main surgical methods are salpingoplasty and rectal mucosal repair. Laparoscopic surgery has been widely used in recent years.
Keywords: Chronic pelvic inflammation, Hysterosalpingography, Recto-fallopian fistula
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Zhao Baokui - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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