Question 144
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A 39-year-old woman with a history of long-standing ulcerative colitis (UC) undergoes an elective total proctocolectomy and ileoanal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA). Two months postoperatively, she reports a persistent low-grade fever, dyspareunia, vaginal air, and mucopurulent rectal drainage. A gastrografin pouch study demonstrates a pouch vaginal fistula. What is the most likely etiology?
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"Question 144." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094144/all/Benign_Disease. Accessed 21 April 2026.
Question 144. CARSEP XII. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094144/all/Benign_Disease. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Question 144. In CARSEP XII https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094144/all/Benign_Disease
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