Kauvery Hospital Achieves Rare Medical Milestone with Innovative Treatment for Persistent Colovaginal Fistula
Chennai, June 4, 2026: In a landmark medical achievement that is believed to be the first of its kind in India and among the rarest interventions reported globally, Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani has successfully treated a complex and persistent colovaginal fistula in a 73-year-old woman by repurposing a cardiac occlusion device typically used to close defects in the heart. L - R: Dr. Sakthi Vignesh, Medical Administrator, Prof. P. Manokar, Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for the Heart Failure & Transplant Program; Dr. T K Anand, Senior Consultant - Medical Gastroenterology & Interventional Endoscopist; Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj , Co-founder and Executive Director, Kauvery Group of Hospitals; Dr. Sundar C, Senior Consultant – Interventional Cardiology & Endovascular Specialist; Dr. P Basumani , Senior Consultant Interventional Gastroenterologist & Director, Kauvery Institute of Digestive Sciences; Dr. Iyappan Ponnuswamy , Medical Director, Kauvery Hospi...