title: Salpingo-vesical fistula. Rare and unusual complication of vaginal hysterectomy.
abstract: A case of salpingo-vesical fistula is presented which occurred in a forty-six-year-old female two years after a vaginal hysterectomy. The patient's presenting complaints included pelvic and right lumbosacral discomfort, aggravated by urination. Cystoscopy revealed the fistula, and the patient was successfully treated with a salpingo-oophorectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gianis
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology*