Vesicovaginal fistula: An update.
Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) has been a social and a surgical problem for centuries and remains a challenge to surgeons. Though advances have been made in the understanding of the etiology, diagnostic procedures and management of these fistulae, controversies still exist over the ideal approach and time to repair. This review was undertaken to look into the recent literature with regard to the timing and surgical approach to VVF repair. The literature search was done using the Medline database with keywords: vesicovaginal fistula, laparoscopy and robotic repair filtered for the last 5 years.
Kumar
Santosh
S
Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, India.
Kekre
Nitin S
NS
Gopalakrishnan
Ganesh
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