Laparoscopic‐assisted omental patch repair of colovaginal fistula – a video vignette

A well-recognised, but uncommon debilitating complication of diverticular disease is the development of fistulae.. [1] Surgical treatment can be technically demandings.[1,2] The use of an omental patch is recommended in individual centres to prevent refistulization.[3].

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