Clinical Survey on Vesicovaginal Fistulas.
- Author:
In CHOI
1
;
Dong Han KIM
Author Information
1. Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
vesicovaginal fistula;
surgery
- MeSH:
Fistula;
Humans;
Hysterectomy;
Urology;
Vesicovaginal Fistula*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1983;24(3):435-438
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical survey was made on 11 cases of vesicovaginal fistula patient at the Department of Urology. Hanyang University Hospital during the period from May, 1972 to February, 1983. The results were as follows. 1. The prevalent age group of vesicovaginal fistula was 40's to 50's. 2. The common cause of vesicovaginal fistula was total hysterectomy (42.8%). 3. In 6 of 14 cases of vesicovaginal fistula, the duration between onset and repair of the fistula was 6 months of 1 1/2 years. 4. On the ordinary culture of urine, cases of growth of pathogenic organism were 8 in 14 cases (57.1%). 5. The common location of fistula opening was trigone (57.1%) and common size was less than 0.5cm in diameter (42.9%). 6. The surgical repair was performed in 11 patients. We obtained good result 5 in 8 cases (62.5%) of transvesical repair and 3 in 3 (100.0%) of transvaginal repair.
