title: Muscle flaps and musculocutaneous flaps in the repair of urinary fistulas.
abstract: Techniques for including muscle flaps and musculocutaneous flaps in the repair of difficult vesicocutaneous, urethrocutaneous, and vesicovaginal fistulas are described. These methods have been uniformly successful in 10 consecutive patients. The incorporation of such healthy, well-vascularized tissue into the standard techniques of urologic repair can be a major factor in the successful management of these problems.
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery