title: Early surgical repair of post-hysterectomy vesicovaginal fistulas.
abstract: A technique for early suprapubic surgery which was successful in 5 out of 6 patients with post-hysterectomy vesicovaginal fistulas is described. A plea is made for early surgical repair, as a postoperative vaginal fistula is a serious complication for both the patient and the surgeon, and because early surgical repair is technically not significantly more difficult than delayed repair.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*