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Rectocutaneous fistula with transmigration of the suture: a rare delayed complication of vault fixation with the sacrospinous ligament

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We thank Ms. Yeo Ai Ling for her assistance in editing this article, and research co-ordinator Ms. Jolene Peh Sin Se for her help. We also thank Dr. Derek Ho and Dr. Yong Yan Rong, Department of Radiology, for their valuable input and support.

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    Pratima Datta Kadam

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Kadam, P.D. Rectocutaneous fistula with transmigration of the suture: a rare delayed complication of vault fixation with the sacrospinous ligament. Int Urogynecol J 27, 155–157 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2823-5

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