Table 4: Summary of reported PH-RVF cases.

Series

Year

N

Post-surgical

PH-RVF

Evaluation

Surgery for PH-RVF

Recurrence

Ayhan et al.

1995

36

36

?

Clinical exam

?

?

Schwenk et al.

1997

1

1

1

Colonoscopy & barium enema

Laparoscopic low anterior resection and anastomosis

0

Malhotra et al.

2002

1

1

1

Clinical exam & barium enema

Laparotomy, fistula take-down & primary closure

0

Palanivelu C et al.

2007

2

2

2

Vaginography, methylene blue exam

Laparoscopic fistula take-down, primary closure with omental interpostion

0

Van der Hagen et al.

2011

40

18

?

Methylene blue exam

?

?

Lambertz et al.

2015

62

15

?

Unclear

?

?

Corte et al.

2015

79

25

0

Not reported

NA

NA

Mukwege et al.

2016

10

6

0

Clinical exam

NA

NA

ZIouziou et al.

2020

11

10

1

Clinical exam

Martius flap repair

0

Current series

2021

5

5

5

Clinical exam, colonoscopy, CECT with rectal contrast

Laparoscopic fistula take down, primary closure with/without tissue interposition

1

N: Number of patients; NA: Not applicable: PH-RVF: Post-hysterectomy rectovaginal fistula.