Female genito-urinary fistulae

Abstract EN

-During the period from 1987 until 1989, twenty-eight female patients with genito-urinary fistulae were seen at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, 78.6% of which were of obstetrical etiology.

Thirteen patients had small fistulae (< 2 cm) and fifteen patients had large fistulae (> 2 cm), nine of which were considered to be giant fistulae (> 5 cm).

The patients’ age, parity, nationality and duration of their fistulae are presented.

Our experience of repairing twenty-four fistulae showed that the cure rate was higher in small fistulae (90.9%) compared to large fistulae (69.2%).

The cure rate was also found to be higher in patients who underwent the ab-domino-vaginal approach (71.4-100%), compared to those who underwent the vaginal approach (66.7-83.3%).