Abstract
Sir, We have read Dr. Khalil’s1 article published in 2016; we know it is about 4 years since its release, and we are deeply impressed by the satisfactory results of their procedure. However, herein, we have to point out an unclear claim of their study, which mentioned that their method is the first to repair recurrent rectovaginal fistula. To the best of our knowledge, similar procedures had already been described by Dr. Cardon2 in 1999 and later by Dr. Monstrey3 in 2001. The internal pudendal perforator thigh flap/Singapore flap/Lotus flap was first described by Wee and Joseph4 in 1989. Its versatility has been demonstrated in some fields but is not so commonly applied in rectovaginal fistula. In consideration of the authority and popularity of this journal, we would not expect researchers to cite an ambiguous view in the future. DISCLOSURE The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article.
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