Colorectal-vaginal fistula after rectal cancer resection: international comparative cohort study of characteristics and treatment
Lay Summary A colorectal-vaginal fistula (CRVF) can occur as a complication of rectal cancer surgery. They can cause discomfort, repeated infection, need for treatment/further surgery, and a permanent stoma (an opening in the abdomen to collect bowel contents). This study looked at how often CRVF happened after surgery complicated by a leak where bowels ends have been joined together, how they were treated, and how likely patients were to live without a stoma 1 year after surgery. Researchers collected data on women from around the world who had rectal cancer surgery between 2014 and 2018 and developed a bowel leak (called anastomotic leakage). They compared those with and without a CRVF. A total of 88 out of 694 patients (12.7%) developed a CRVF. These patients more often had major surgery involving removal of nearby organs, including part of the vagina. They were more likely to have ongoing problems and needed more surgeries to manage them. Most had a temporary stoma, but only 29.5% could live without it after 1 year, compared with 48.7% of women without CRVF. CRVF is a serious complication that makes recovery harder. These patients are less likely to live without a stoma and usually need more surgery. However, if the leak is small, the chances of recovery without a permanent stoma are better.
Authors
- Nicola Colucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4939-981X)
- John R.T. Monson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-1072)
- Colin Sietses (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-1688)
- Nirbhaibir Singh
- Ingrida Pikūnienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5301-6137)
- Elifcan Haberal
- Markus von Flüe
- Maria Ripoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8132-0764)
- Sezai Leventoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-0589)
- Murat Çakır (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8789-8199)
- Rob Bethune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1855-0639)
- Maurizio Degiuli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9812-7020)
- Charlotte M. Heidsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-0763)
- Ahmet Burak Çiftçi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-4008)
- George Tzovaras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-8269)
- Francesco Marchegiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-8054)
- F. Borja de Lacy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-7668)
- Gennaro Perrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6502-9195)
- Eleftherios Gialamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7557-7953)
- Tatiana Garmanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2330-4229)
- Mária Macháčková
- Antonio La Terra
- Jorge García Egea
- Mit Dattani
- Maarten Vermaas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5006-2360)
- Tajda Košir Božič
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- Claire-Angéline Goutard
- Stefanie de Vriendt
- Thalia Petropolou
- Nikolaos Tasis Christos Agalianos
- Aliki Rompou
- Hayder Hammoodi
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- Amani Altrabulsi
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- Lieke Scheurink
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- Tone Frivold
- Sondre Busund
- Nina Krohn
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- Mohammad Tantoura
- Mehmet Veysi Samsa
- Deniz Piyadeoğlu
- Dara O avanagh
- Erşan Günenç
- Anas Alhardan
- Rudaina Albakry
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- Diego Estefanía
- Franceso Pasini
- Razif Ismail
- Ahmed A E Khader
- Ana Filipa Dias Mendes
- Alessandra Aprile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4396-4646)
- Shafaque Shaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4536-9595)
- Mehmet Türker Bulut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-3581)
- A Chaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-7924)
- Giuseppe Sammarco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-9626)
- Gianluca Rizzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-0472)
- Mohamed Shaban
- Laura Agostinelli
- Santosh Bhandari
- Simone Mueller
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- Carlos Martínez-Pinedo
- Mario Giuffrida
- Aini F Ibrahim
- Paul T J Janssen
- Sonja Verstappen
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- Mikhail N Agapov
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- Karl Nilsson
- Garazi Elorza Echaniz
- Nicolò Tamini
- Panche Krastev
- Nynke G. Greijdanus
- Baljit Singh
- Alice Frontali
- Andrea Pisani Ceretti
- J. Morales López
- Giacomo Zanus
- Selman Sökmen
- Paul Pattyn
- Dimitrios Korkolis
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- M. Zeki Güzel
- Cristian-Ene Roată
- Jurica Ćosić
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- Soha Y Hassan
- Ashfaq Chandio
- I Tănase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-344X)
- O. Sjö
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- María T Torres
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- M. S. El Muhtaseb
- Nathaniel Melling
- Elena Bermejo Marcos
- Ahmad Saad
- I Baloyiannis
- Hamid Lutfi
- Eelco J. R. de Graaf
- Panchali Sarmah
- André D’Hoore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6978-809X)
- Christiaan Hoff
- Mercedes Estaire-Gómez
- Rocío Ferrer
- Tania Gómez
- Hendrik L van Westreenen
- Stefan Patrascu Sandu D Ramboiu
- Peter Riedl
- Silvio Daester
- Marc-Olivier Guenin
- Fahed Al Karmi
- Ali Mansour
- Hajime Fujiwara
- Marjolein M Leeuwenburgh
- Jasper B. van Praagh
- Rita E Medina Quintana
- María J Pizarro Aranda
- Vladimir-Ion Nichita
- Adreas Polydorou
- Paula González Atienza
- Tony Wing-chung Mak
- Basel Abdeen
- Sanne J A Hazen
- A K Talsma
- Beatriz de Andrés
- Oguzhan Aydın
- Anton V. Lambrechts
- N.A. Nik Abdullah
- Montasser Kacem
- Emmanuel Chrysos
- Cristina López Fernández
- Greg O’Grady
- I Mia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-960X)
- Irene de Groot-van Veen
- Juan Carlos Bernal-Sprekelsen
- Juan E Sánchez Lara
- Jael de Haan
- Daniil G Markaryan
- Gavin Nair
- Fatma A. Monib
- Sjirk van der Burg
- Mila L van Lieshout
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Dutch Cancer Society (NL)
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (ES)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (AU)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine (FR)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (FR)
- Hospital Alemán (AR)
- Clinique Hartmann (FR)
- Clinique Ambroise Paré (FR)
- Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (FR)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Umeå University (SE)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British journal of surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf189
- Primary Topic
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Aarhus Universitet
- Aarhus Universitetshospital
- Odense Universitetshospital
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Assiut University
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Genève