Fístula colovaginal en una anciana con enfermedad diverticular complicada / Colovaginal fistula in an elderly woman with complicated diverticular disease

RESUMEN

Se presenta el caso clínico de una anciana con fístula colovaginal consecutiva a enfermedad diverticular complicada, intervenida quirúrgicamente por los autores para realizarle una fistulotomía seguida de sigmoidectomía del segmento dañado, con anastomosis terminoterminal y cierre del orificio de la cúpula vaginal, que garantizó una favorable evolución posoperatoria.

ABSTRACT

The clinical case of an elderly woman with colovaginal fistula after a complicated diverticular disease is reported, who was operated by the authors with the purpose of performing fistulotomy followed by sigmoidectomy of the damaged segment with termino-terminal anastomosis and closing of vaginal vault hole, warranting a favorable postoperative course.