Laparoscopic transvesical repair of recurrent vesicovaginal fistula using with fleece-bound sealing system
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, vol.277, no.5, pp.461-464, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 277 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00404-007-0499-x
- Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.461-464
- Keywords: vesicovaginal fistula, laparoscopy, reconstruction
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is an epithelium-lined communication between the urinary bladder and vagina. Most of VVFs are repaired by conventional open surgery. Laparoscopic repair of VVFs is rare and so far no report is available about laparoscopic repair of persistent VVF using fleece-bound sealing system as a tissue barrier in the literature. Here we describe the operative technique and briefly review the literature.