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20-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF THE VESICO-VAGINAL FISTULAS (VVF)
Article published in Urologia Polska 1996/49/3.

authors

Leszek Jeromin, Andrzej Prelich, Piotr Lipiński
Z Kliniki Urologii A.M. I.CH. w Łodzi
Kierownik Kliniki: Prof. dr hab. med. L. Jeromin
Dyrektor Instytutu: Prof. dr hab. med. A. Sołtysiak

keywords

urinary bladder vesico-vaginal fistula treatment

summary

Treatment results of 47 patients with VVF, who underwent surgical management
have been described. 21 patients were treated by transabdominal approach and 26
patients by authors own modified transvaginal method. In 40 patients (85,1%) successful repair was achieved after first operation and in 7 patients after subsequent proce-
dures with transvaginal approach. Authors regard transvaginal approach to be an advantage; additionally it is possible in majority of patients, low balasted and easy to repeat.

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