[The ethiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics and clinical features of the complicated posttraumatic rectal fistulae].

The ethiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, clinical features and the capabilities of modern instrumental methods in the diagnosis of 134 patients with posttraumatic rectal fistulaes. The main causes of the rectal fistulae formation was the mechanism of the forecoming trauma, late hospital admission and postoperative complications. The use of modern diagnostic facilities allows to know the anatomic features of the fistulae, the presence of the septic cavities of the pararectal tissue, the involvement of sphincter muscles to the inflammatory process and their functional state. All the listed above facilitate the efficacy of the surgical treatment.