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Vesico-uterine fistula: report of 14 cases.

Hadzi-Djokic JB, Pejcic TP, Colovic VC

Clinical Centre of Serbia, Urological Clinic and the Hospital Centre Bezanijska Kosa, Department of Urology, Belgrade, Serbia.

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the indications, diagnosis, major causes and basic principles of surgical treatment of vesico-uterine fistulas (VUF). PATIENTS AND METHODS: From 1970 to 2006, 14 patients underwent surgical repair of VUF in two Belgrade hospitals. The most common cause of a fistula was previous Caesarean section (13/14). The mean (range) age was 27 (22-38) years. Five women underwent transvesical fistula suture, and nine underwent a transperitoneal surgical approach with the interposition of a tissue flap; an omental flap in five and a peritoneal flap in four. RESULTS: The mean (range) duration of surgery was 85 (70-120) min. The mean hospital stay was 14 (12-22) days. The urethral catheter was removed 10 days after surgery. One woman with no tissue flap repair relapsed and none of the women with a tissue flap repair relapsed. After surgery, eight patients became pregnant and underwent Caesarean section. CONCLUSION: Successful closure of VUF requires accurate diagnostic evaluation, appropriate repair using techniques that utilize basic surgical principles, and the careful application of interposing tissue flaps.

Published 5 November 2007 in BJU Int, 100(6): 1361-3.
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