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What can cause a fistula between vagina and rectum?
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Fistula: Fistulas are abnormal connections between to organs. Common causes of fistulas to the rectum are diverticulitis, history of a perirectal abscess that drains into the vagina, trauma, post-partum complication and tumors. The symptoms would be having fecal material drain from the vagina. These almost always require surgery to correct.
Answered 7/23/2019
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Rectovaginal fistula: Rectovaginal fistulas are abnormal connections between the vagina and rectum and can result from: Injury during childbirth; Crohn's disease or other inflammatory bowel diseases; radiation treatment or cancer in the pelvic area; and complication following surgery in the pelvic area, among other causes. See a colorectal surgeon for best management.
Answered 3/30/2016
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