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Fistulas and surgery
I found out that I have a fistula located between my vagina
and my intestine. How is this fixed and what are the chances
that it would be malignant? Do you have to have surgery to
repair this or are there other means of fixing it? I am afraid
to have surgery because I had a slight stroke about 2 - 3 mos.
ago. I am on a lot of medications (plavix, altace (10 mgm.) twice a day, actose, metformin, lopressor,&lantus insulin. Can surgery be done under a local anesthetic and how long do you
usually have to stay in the hospital? I appreciate your reply.
Thank you very much.
and my intestine. How is this fixed and what are the chances
that it would be malignant? Do you have to have surgery to
repair this or are there other means of fixing it? I am afraid
to have surgery because I had a slight stroke about 2 - 3 mos.
ago. I am on a lot of medications (plavix, altace (10 mgm.) twice a day, actose, metformin, lopressor,&lantus insulin. Can surgery be done under a local anesthetic and how long do you
usually have to stay in the hospital? I appreciate your reply.
Thank you very much.
I had a davinci hysterectomy 2 weeks ago and last saterday a lot of this liquid has been coming out of my vagina, at first i thought i was wettiung my pants but i had just went to the bathroom. it happens mostly when im standing up but it does happen some when im laying done. what is the world is this. i go to the dr tomorrow but i want to know if anyone else had the same thing happen to them
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The National Institutes of Health say the following about fistulas in general:
"A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another structure. Fistulas are usually the result of injury or surgery. They can also result from infection or inflammation.
Inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, is an example of a disease that leads to fistulas between one loop of intestine and another. ...
"Fistulas may occur in many parts of the body. Some of these are:
- Enterovaginal (between the bowel and vagina)
...
- Fecal or anal (the feces is discharged through an opening other than the anus)
- Metroperitoneal (between the uterus and peritoneal cavity)
- Umbilical (connection between the navel and gut)
...
"Types of fistulas include:
- Blind (open on one end only, but connects to two structures)
- Complete (has both external and internal openings)
- Incomplete (a tube from the skin that is closed on the inside and does not connect to any internal structure) ... "
It sounds like you do need surgery to fix it, especially if fecal matter is coming out of the wrong place. (That would have very serious implications for infection, obviously.) But it doesn't sound like "malignant" is the issue, it's not cancer.
Good luck!
"A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another structure. Fistulas are usually the result of injury or surgery. They can also result from infection or inflammation.
Inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, is an example of a disease that leads to fistulas between one loop of intestine and another. ...
"Fistulas may occur in many parts of the body. Some of these are:
- Enterovaginal (between the bowel and vagina)
...
- Fecal or anal (the feces is discharged through an opening other than the anus)
- Metroperitoneal (between the uterus and peritoneal cavity)
- Umbilical (connection between the navel and gut)
...
"Types of fistulas include:
- Blind (open on one end only, but connects to two structures)
- Complete (has both external and internal openings)
- Incomplete (a tube from the skin that is closed on the inside and does not connect to any internal structure) ... "
It sounds like you do need surgery to fix it, especially if fecal matter is coming out of the wrong place. (That would have very serious implications for infection, obviously.) But it doesn't sound like "malignant" is the issue, it's not cancer.
Good luck!
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