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Vesicouterine Fistula (VUF) as a Rare Urogenital Complication Managed with Delayed Surgical Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Kalyvas, Vasileios
Symeonidis, Evangelos N.
Malioris, Apostolos
Papathanasiou, Michail
Sdralis, Elias
Symeonidis, Asterios
Georgiadis, Christos
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Vesicouterine fistula (VUF) represents a rare urogenital complication.
It is considered to be the least common type of urogenital fistulas.
Iatrogenic reasons have been shown to be the most prominent cause, with lower segment caesarean section accounting for approximately two-thirds of the cases.
The highest incidence concerns young females of reproductive age.
VUF can present with clinical symptoms varying from cyclic hematuria, amenorrhea, and vaginal leakage of urine to secondary infertility and first-trimester abortion.
Quality of life (QoL) for patients having this pathology is strongly affected due to the psychological burden.
Surgical excision of the fistula remains the mainstay of treatment, as less than 5% of patients respond to conservative therapy.
Recently laparoscopic and robotic-assisted VUF repair started gaining ground with comparable results to open surgery.
Herein, we presented the successful delayed surgical repair of VUF in a 32-year-old female patient.
A review of the published literature was also performed, summarizing all the available evidence regarding this rare clinical entity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Symeonidis, Evangelos N.& Sdralis, Elias& Symeonidis, Asterios& Georgiadis, Christos& Kalyvas, Vasileios& Malioris, Apostolos…[et al.]. 2018. Vesicouterine Fistula (VUF) as a Rare Urogenital Complication Managed with Delayed Surgical Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Symeonidis, Evangelos N.…[et al.]. Vesicouterine Fistula (VUF) as a Rare Urogenital Complication Managed with Delayed Surgical Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145647
American Medical Association (AMA)
Symeonidis, Evangelos N.& Sdralis, Elias& Symeonidis, Asterios& Georgiadis, Christos& Kalyvas, Vasileios& Malioris, Apostolos…[et al.]. Vesicouterine Fistula (VUF) as a Rare Urogenital Complication Managed with Delayed Surgical Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145647
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145647