Successful repair of a large vesicovaginal fistula with associated urethral loss using the anterior bladder flap technique.
We report the successful repair of a large circumferential vesicovaginal fistula associated with loss of two-thirds of the urethra. The use of the anterior bladder flap technique resulted in creation of an effective continence unit. To our knowledge, no such case has been reported previously.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*