Gracilis muscle and tensor fascia lata myocutaneous flap repair of complicated urethrovaginal fistula and a suprapubic abdominal wall defect in a patient with a vaginal stone.
- Author:
Young Tae LEE
1
;
Dong Soo PARK
;
Jin Moo LEE
Author Information
1. Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
tenosor fascia lata (TFL)
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall*;
Fascia Lata*;
Fascia*;
Fistula*;
Humans;
Myocutaneous Flap*;
Neck;
Urinary Bladder;
Vagina
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1991;32(1):135-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This report details the procedures used in the repair of refractory urethrovaginal fistula and a lower abdominal wall defect and extraction of a large vaginal stone. The stone was removed vaginally by extending Schuchardt`s incision. The urethrovaginal sublabial tunnel into the vagina and anchored to the bladder neck to seal the fistula sites. The lower abdominal wall defect was reconstructed with a left Tenosor Fascia Lata (TFL) myocutaneous flap transferred through the subinguinal tunnel. All problems were satisfactorily corrected.
