title: [Vesicovaginal fistula].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the etiology, diagnosis and available therapeutic options for vesicovaginal fistula.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bibliographic review on diagnosis and treatment of vesicovaginal fistulas.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We review the complete diagnostic protocol for vesicovaginal fistulae, as well as the various surgical options available, all of them with high success rates. There is an increasing tendency to early repair instead of delayed. It is important to follow the principles of fistulae closure to achieve success. In cases of complex fistulae the use of interposed flaps allows to have better results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are few vesicovaginal fistulae not amenable to surgical treatment; to suspect a fistula at the time of diagnosis and an early treatment with a good technique, regardless of the approach, guarantee a high success rate.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramos Gutiérrez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Postius Robert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Hernández
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery