Vesicovaginal fistula--more than an obstetric problem.

Obstetric vesicovaginal fistula as an international public-health problem.

Vesicovaginal fistula is a devastating injury in which an abnormal opening forms between a woman's bladder and vagina, resulting in urinary incontinence. This condition is rare in developed countries, but in developing countries it is a common complication of childbirth resulting from prolonged obstructed labour. Estimates suggest that at least 3 million women in poor countries have unrepaired ...

Obstetric Fistula – An Unceasing Scourge in the Developing World

Obstetric fistula is a devastating problem known to mankind from time immemorial [1]. It is an abnormal opening into the vagina leading to continuous involuntary leakage of urine and/or faeces following childbirth. The commonest type is vesicovaginal fistula. Other variants include rectovaginal fistula, urethrovaginal fistula, ureterovaginal fistula and vesicouterine fistula. It is a complicati...

Characteristics and repair outcome of patients with Vesicovaginal fistula managed in Jimma University teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, about 9000 fistula cases are estimated to occur every year with an incidence of 2.2/1000 women. This study was aimed to determine obstetric fistula characteristics and surgical repair outcomes among patients with fistula surgical repair. METHODS A Hospital based cross sectional study design was conducted on all patients with Obstetric vesicovaginal Fistula, who were ad...

Vesicovaginal fistula: a review of nigerian experience.

BACKGROUND Vesicovaginal fistula is a preventable calamity, which has been an age-long menace in developing countries. OBJECTIVE To review the causes, complications, and outcome of Vesicovaginal fistula in Nigeria. METHODS Studies on Vesicovaginal fistula were searched on the internet. Information was obtained on PubMed(medline), WHO website, Bioline International, African Journal of Line, ...

The obstetric vesicovaginal fistula in the developing world.