Controversies in the management of vesicovaginal fistula

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Jan:54:61-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

Abstract

Achieving 100% closure and continence rate in the management of vesicovaginal fistulas remains a challenge. There is still debate about several aspects of the care including the following.

Keywords: Radiation injuries; Urinary catheters; Urinary incontinence; Vesicovaginal fistula.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Component Transfusion
  • Blood Transfusion, Autologous
  • Cautery
  • Conservative Treatment / methods*
  • Female
  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Humans
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Puerperal Disorders / therapy
  • Radiation Injuries / therapy
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Time Factors
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use
  • Urinary Catheterization*
  • Urinary Catheters
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / prevention & control
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Vesicovaginal Fistula / therapy*

Substances

  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
  • Tissue Adhesives