title: Analysis of urologic complications after radical hysterectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Injuries of the ureter or bladder or development of vesicovaginal and ureterovaginal fistulas are the most serious complications in gynecological surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 536 women who underwent radical hysterectomy because of invasive cancer of the cervix uteri.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the surgery the ureter was injured in 1.32% of cases, whereas the percentage of bladder injuries was 1.49. In the early postoperative period vesicovaginal or ureterovaginal fistulas appeared in 2.61% and 2.43% of cases, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stage of the disease, obesity, diabetes, and postoperative surgical infection acted as predisposing factors of the urinary tract complications.
authors: Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Ivana S
authors: IS
authors: Likic
authors: Sasa
authors: S
authors: Kadija
authors: Nebojsa G
authors: NG
authors: Ladjevic
authors: Aleksandar
authors: A
authors: Stefanovic
authors: Katarina
authors: K
authors: Jeremic
authors: Spasoje
authors: S
authors: Petkovic
authors: Zoran
authors: Z
authors: Dzamic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult