I have found allot of information concerning this condition associated with CRONES disease, but am wondering if anyone knows the DETAILED association between CERVICAL CANCER and a RECTO-VAGINAL FISTULA .
2006-11-29 14:05:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
A fistula is a pathway that is not supposed to be there but is due to growth of cells or infection, most commonly infection. I have an oral fistula right now from an abscessed tooth. Crohn's disease is associated with sores like ulcers many times that become infected and yes it can cause fistula's. A recto-vaginal fistula is a pathway between the rectum (butt) bowel and vagina. This can happen from straining during childbirth too. If it is a tear and even if infection is present you need to get it repaired because if infection does set in it can be very serious. with cervical cancer, it would be caused from the growth of cells that either push hard enough to tear the area between, or make a bulge that tears, it's not very common.
2006-11-29 14:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tina of Lymphland.com 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stage 2 cervical cancer is treatable. Surgery, chemo, radiation, and appropriate follow-on medications should be undertaken as directed by her oncologist. Alternative medications have no FDA established efficacy, that's why they are called alternative. If a patient wishes to use herbal medicines, take extra vitamins, or soak in hot mineral water that's fine . . . . so long as it is done IN ADDITION to conventional therapy. A century of hard fought scientific advances constitute present-day cancer treatment options. Be thankful that various chemo drugs and radiation therapy exist. Cancer patients who ignore science do so at their own peril.
2016-05-23 03:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has detailed explainations such as this:
"In addition to ureteral obstruction, tumor extension to the urinary bladder predisposes the patient to development of a vesicovaginal fistula, which is seen on excretory-phase CT scans as contrast material extending from the enhanced urinary bladder to the vaginal cuff or vagina"
http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/19/suppl_1/S103
2006-11-29 14:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lissacal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I know of is that my father in law had to have one in preparation for dyalsis.
2006-11-29 14:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by crumcake422 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arent those possible after any surgery in that area?
2006-11-29 17:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by catzrme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋