Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
Research Article
Risk factors for the incidence of rectovaginal fistula and the size of rectovaginal fistula in the urogynecology and reconstruction polyclinic of Dr. Soetomo general academic hospital in 2016-2020
Author(s): Handini Dwi Safitri Sukma, Eighty Mardiyan Kurniawati*, Ira Humairah and Gatut Hardianto
Introduction: Rectovaginal fistula is a complication that is often caused by obstetric trauma, but currently rectovaginal fistula is more often caused by non-obstetric complications. Risk factors such as age, parity, fetal weight, history of malignancy, history of infection, history of gynecological surgery can increase the possibility of rectovaginal fistula in patients who suffer from it. With patient characteristics that are different from other countries, this study aims to describe the risk factors associated with the size of rectovaginal fistulas that form at RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya, Indonesia.
Methods: This type of research is descriptive observational with a retrospective research design. The risk factors examined in this study were age, parity, fetal weight, history of malignancy, history of infection, and history of gyne.. Read More»