BACKGROUND In recent years, the delayed side effects associated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer have drawn the interest of urologists. Although urosymphyseal fistula is one of these delayed side effects, this serious complication is rarely described in literature and is poorly recognized. CASE PRESENTATION We report our experience in treating a 77-year-old male patient with necrotizing ...

Risheng Xu, DO Former Triton Hospitalists at the Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, University of Texas HSC at Houston Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Academic Hospitalist Khawaja Azimuddin, MD FACS FASCRS Northwest ColonRectal Surgery Physician Association, Houston, TX Reno-colic fistula is rare, and even fewer cases were reported in association with staghorn stones and xanthogranulomatous pye...

Due to anatomic proximity of urogenital organs, urinary tract injury may lead to various complications including ureterovaginal fistula (UVF). We carried out a study to evaluate the etiopathogenesis, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of ureterovaginal fistula along with outcome. The retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care centre of eastern India, from January 2012 to January 2017....

BACKGROUND Uro-genital fistulas, majority of which are vesico-vaginal fistulas (VVF), are a great challenge for women in developing countries. It is commonly caused by prolong obstructed labour and is one of the worst complications of child birth and poor obstetric care. The objective of this descriptive study was to review the cases of genitourinary fistulae so as to understand the magnitude o...

Background: To describe the profile of patients with vesicovaginal fistula and success rate of surgery. Methods: In this cross sectional study, patients with complaints of continuous leakage of urine diagnosed on the basis of history and clinical examination as a case of vesicovaginal fistula were included. All patients with urinary incontinence due to other causes were excluded from study. Dye...

Objective To determine a superior surgical treatment for anal fistula through a network meta-analysis and to provide the best direction for development in this field. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search of the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases and extracted data from randomized controlled trials, which compared healing time, incontinence and recurrence associated w...

Aims: To review the experience of women and girls treated for ectopic ureter in Surkhet through fistula camps Fistula Treatment Centre analyse diagnostic method, management outcome.
 Methods: This was a retrospective study patients with who received treatment since 2009. Data were analysed from patient records interviews.
 Results: Seven diagnosed over period 12 years. Five prepuberta...