title: Fistula injury to the bladder at repeat cone biopsy by laser.
abstract: A 33-year-old woman underwent repeat cone biopsy of the cervix with a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. At operation the laser caused multiple full thickness fenestrations of the bladder, creating multiple small vesico-vaginal fistulae. The cone biopsy was completed and the fistulae were converted into a single defect which was immediately repaired. The patient went home 'dry'. We believe this is the first such report in the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, U.K.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Nwabineli
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide