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SPONTANEOUS URINARY FISTULA CAUSED BY VESICAL CALCULUS
Author(s) -
MUKERJI A. C.,
GHOSH B. C.,
SHARMA M. M.,
TANEJA O. P.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1970.tb10024.x
Subject(s) - fistula , medicine , calculus (dental) , urinary fistula , surgery , urinary system , conservative management , urinary infection , vaginal fistula , dentistry
SUMMARY Three cases of urinary fistula‐1 vesico‐vaginal and 2 recto‐urethral‐following vesical calculi have been reported. Conservative management by prolonged drainage in the absence of distal obstruction or infection may suffice to close a small fistula. A large fistula requires surgery for its closure.