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Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet
January 2017
Department of Gynecology, Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI, Teresina, Brazil.
The development of a tubocutaneous fistula due to endometriosis in a post-cesarean section surgical scar is a rare complication that generates significant morbidity in the affected women. Surgery is the treatment of choice in these cases. Hormonal therapies may lead to an improvement in symptoms, but do not eradicate such lesions.
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May 2015
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 4JL, UK.
Introduction. Tubocutaneous fistula is a very rare condition; most cases described in the literature are secondary to endometriosis, tuberculosis, and complications of child birth and gynecological operations. Case Presentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Dev Pathol
February 2012
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
Fistulous tracts between the uterus and skin were more common in the preantibiotic era and most often occurred after pelvic surgery. Tubocutaneous fistulas constituted a subset of this form of operative complication. With the improvement of operative techniques and use of antibiotics, the incidence of these fistulas is greatly reduced.
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November 1987
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology C, University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
A 40-year-old woman with Crohn's disease had a cutaneous fistula discharging only during menstruation. Surgical exploration showed a tubocutaneous fistula. Such fistula is extremely rare without prior surgery of the reproductive organs.
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