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This positioned the vaginal mucosa so that it was continuous with the rectal mucosa.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2014<\/jats:bold> Two RVF healed by 1st intention whereas for the 3rd RVF, 2 additional single sutures were required to repair partial dehiscence after 10 days. At 6 weeks and 6 months all RVF were healed. One mare subsequently foaled without complications.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:bold> RVF can be closed by use of a rotation flap of vaginal tissue.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Clinical Relevance\u2014<\/jats:bold> Tension\u2010free closure of RVF can be achieved by rotating a pedicle flap of vaginal mucosal tissue without undue wound tension, and should be considered as an alternative to conventional appositional techniques.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1532-950x.2004.04071.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,9,13]],"date-time":"2004-09-13T09:25:29Z","timestamp":1095067529000},"page":"517-520","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["A Vaginal Mucosal Pedicle Flap Technique for Repair of Rectovaginal Fistula in Mares"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Axel M.","family":"Sch\u00f6nfelder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Axel","family":"Sobiraj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2004,9,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_2","first-page":"485","article-title":"Surgical repair of third\u2010degree perineal laceration and rectovaginal fistula in the mare","volume":"144","author":"Aanes WA","year":"1964","journal-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"600","DOI":"10.21836\/PEM20010613","article-title":"Repair of the rectovaginal fistula in the mare\u2014a new surgical approach","volume":"17","author":"Klug E","year":"2001","journal-title":"Pferdeheilkunde"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_4_2","first-page":"532","article-title":"Broodmare infertility\u2014Part 6","volume":"68","author":"Slusher SH","year":"1987","journal-title":"rectovestibular laceration repair"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_5_2","first-page":"237","article-title":"Operationstechnik und Ergebnisse bei der Dammri\u00dfoperation des Pferdes","volume":"3","author":"Fontijne P","year":"1992","journal-title":"Der prakt Tierarzt"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_6_2","first-page":"816","article-title":"Zum chirurgischen Verschlu\u00df von Dammrissen und Scheide\u2010Mastdarm\u2010Fisteln bei der Stute","volume":"39","author":"Schulz J","year":"1984","journal-title":"Monatsheft der Veterin\u00e4rmedizin"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1532-950X.1979.tb00599.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_8_2","first-page":"659","article-title":"Repair of perineal lacerations in the mare and cow","volume":"138","author":"Straub OC","year":"1961","journal-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_9_2","unstructured":"LarsenLH: The repair of recto\u2010vaginal fistulae & cloaca in the mare. in Refresher Course for Veterinarians. 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