“…1 The majority of RVF result from obstetric injury during prolonged labor in which the persistent pressure on the rectovaginal septum can lead to ischemia and necrosis. 2,3 Other causes include congenital anomalies, complications of gynecologic and colorectal surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, infection, irradiation injury, and carcinoma of the anus, rectum, and vagina. 4,5 Less common causes include venereal diseases, e.g., lymphogranuloma venereum, tuberculosis with perirectal abscesses and erosion of the rectovaginal septum by a foreign body (e.g., pessary).…”