[Les fistules recto-vaginales d'origine obstétricale: aspects épidémiologiques et approaches thérapeutiques. Etude multicentrique tunisienne].

Background: Rectovaginal fistulas are abnormal epithelial-lined connections between the rectum and vagina. The aquired etiology caused by child birth are still frequent in many countries.

Aim: to describe epidemiology of obstetrical recto vaginal fistula in our country and discuss therapeutic modalities Materiel and methods: A retrospective multicentric study among 19 hospital departments from February 1982 to January 2007 of obstetrical recto-vaginal fistulas including 41 patients.