title: [Urinary fistula. Its surgical treatment. Report of 16 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience in the surgical treatment of urinary fistulas.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical records of the patients seen during the period 1988-1991 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen cases of urinary fistulas were found; most of these had been caused during a gynecological procedure. All cases were treated by surgery, which achieved a satisfactory result in 100% of the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal hysterectomy was the most frequent cause of urinary fistula. The most common was vesico-vaginal fistula, predominantly located in the upper portion of the trigone. The surgical technique most commonly utilized was transvesical fistulectomy.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Provincial Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hermida Pérez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerdeiras Martínez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: del Corral Suarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Fístulas urinarias. Su tratamiento quirúrgico. Presentación de 16 casos.