Procedural Area: Rectovaginal Fistula Repair
Restore a quality of life that was once unattainable.
Women suffering from rectovaginal fistulas experience painful and embarrassing symptoms that completely alter their quality of life. Many of these women do not come forward with their condition and are unaware there is a simple solution.
The Biodesign Fistula Plug provides you with a solution for fistula closure. Biodesign communicates with your patient's body, signaling surrounding cells to grow across the scaffold. The result is fully remodeled, vascularized tissue and complete fistula closure.
Cook Medical–Designing simple solutions to treat difficult conditions.
Features and benefits
- Easy to rehydrate and suture.
- Creates functional, living tissue.
- Minimizes scar tissue formation.
- Restores natural form and function.
- Supported by multiple peer-reviewed articles.
Tips
- Use a plug size that fits snugly in the fistula tract. For 1 mm to 2 mm fistula tracts, a 2 mm plug is recommended. For 2 mm to 4 mm, use a 4 mm plug; for 4 mm to 7 mm, use a 7 mm plug.
- Gently debride the fistula tract with a probe or small brush to remove nonvascularized tissue.
- Place absorbable stitches through the button at the rectal fistula opening.
- After surgery, patients should limit activity to a gentle walk. Sexual intercourse and other forms of vaginal/rectal insertion are discouraged for at least 6 weeks.
