Open AccessVESICO-VAGINAL FISTULA REPAIR
Author(s) -
Mumtaz Rasool,
F. Mumtaz,
Shafqat Ali Tabassum
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.03.4996
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , etiology , fistula , hysterectomy , general surgery
Objectives: To evaluate outcome of surgical repair of VVF with transabdominal and transvaginalapproaches. Design of study: Prospective study. Setting: Depart of Urology Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur.Period: Jan 1999 to Dec 2004. Materials & Methods: All consecutive patients with VVF irrespective of age andaetiology were included in this study. Patients with very large VVF and involvement of bladder neck were excluded.These patients were analysed for results of surgical repair by trans-abdominal and transvaginal approaches. ResultsThis study included 26 patients with age range between 20-48 years (mean age of 34 years). Etiology of VVF wasobserved to be transabdominal hysterectomy in 15 patients, transvaginal hysterectomy in one patient. While obstructedprolonged labour caused VVF in 10 patients. Transabdominal repair was done in 18 patients while 08 patients haveundergone transvaginal repair after investigations and evaluation. We achieved 94.45% success with transabdominalrepair of VVF while 100% success with transvaginal repair. Conclusions:The etiology of this disease is preventable.It is best to wait for at least 03 months after occurrence of VVF, so that inflammatory changes due to previous surgery/birth trauma may have settled completely before attempting at repair. Best resultrs are achieved at first attempt ofrepair. Both approaches of surgical repair of VVF have good results.