title: [Occlusion of a vesicovaginal fistula with Latzko-repair].
abstract: The Latzko procedure is a well-known method for the closure of small vesico-vaginal fistulas occurring in the vaginal dome after hysterectomy. This method is favoured by gynaecologists. In three Departments of gynaecology, a total of 104 patients were treated. 76% had been referred from other hospitals. 56.7% resulted from gynaecological operations. In 69.2% was a benign and in 28.8% a malignant disease. In only 2 cases, the primary disease remained unknown.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 97 of 104 (= 93.3%) cases, the procedure according to Latzko succeeded at the first attempt. 5 of 7 recurrences were resolved by the second attempt with the same operative technique according to Latzko, signifying a secondary success rate of 98%. There were only 2 notable complications: the one, where a postoperative bladder haemorrhage attributed to anticoagulants, and the second with a bladder stone noticed 11 years after the Latzko procedure. This technique can be performed in 95% of all vesico-vaginal fistulas occurring. The fundamental advantages of its use are: short duration of the procedure, high cure rate and few complications.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik Halle.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Methfessel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Retzke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Methfessel
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Verschluss von Blasen-Scheidenfisteln durch Latzko-Plastik.