Does anybody know if a FISTULA is commonly associated with cervical cancer?

I have found allot of information concerning this condition associated with CRONES disease, but am wondering if anyone knows the DETAILED association between CERVICAL CANCER and a RECTO-VAGINAL FISTULA .

A fistula is a pathway that is not supposed to be there but is due to growth of cells or infection, most commonly infection. I have an oral fistula right now from an abscessed tooth. Crohn's disease is associated with sores like ulcers many times that become infected and yes it can cause fistula's. A recto-vaginal fistula is a pathway between the rectum (butt) bowel and vagina. This can happen from straining during childbirth too. If it is a tear and even if infection is present you need to get it repaired because if infection does set in it can be very serious. with cervical cancer, it would be caused from the growth of cells that either push hard enough to tear the area between, or make a bulge that tears, it's not very common.

The only thing I know of is that my father in law had to have one in preparation for dyalsis.

This site has detailed explainations such as this:

"In addition to ureteral obstruction, tumor extension to the urinary bladder predisposes the patient to development of a vesicovaginal fistula, which is seen on excretory-phase CT scans as contrast material extending from the enhanced urinary bladder to the vaginal cuff or vagina"

http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/co...

Arent those possible after any surgery in that area?