A Hesse
Paediatric Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. BOX 4236, ACCRA
W Appeadu-Mensah
Paediatric Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. BOX 4236, ACCRA
CE Onuoha
Paediatric Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. BOX 4236, ACCRA
Abstract
The association of acquired recto-vaginal fistula (RVF) with the human immunodeficiency virus is increasingly being recognized and reported in the literature Congenital recto - vestibular fistulae associated with imperforate anus is not uncommon, but it is rare to see children with acquired recto - vestibular fistula.
From 1997 to 2002, 13 children who presented to the Paediatric Surgical Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital with acquired recto - vestibular fistulae were reviewed. The associations of this condition with HIV and management problems are discussed.
Key Words: acquired rectovaginal fistula, HIV antibodies
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Vol.(1)1 2004: 52-54