title: Transperitoneal laparoscopic repair of vesicovaginal fistula for patients with supratrigonal fistula: comparison with open transperitoneal technique.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the treatment outcomes of laparoscopic vesicovaginal fistula repair (LVVFR) in patients with supratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) in contrast with open transperitoneal vesicovaginal fistula repair (OVVFR).
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed 58 VVF repairs from June 2005 to July 2014, with 22 patients in the LVVFR group and 36 in the OVVFR group. Demographic parameters, operative variables, and perioperative outcomes were retrospectively collected and analyzed. The chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Student's t test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients in both groups had comparable preoperative characteristics. Significantly shorter hospital stay (5.6 vs. 13.2 days, p < 0.05) and less blood loss (52 vs. 103 ml, p < 0.05) were observed in LVVFR group. Patients in the LVVFR group achieved a higher overall VVF success rate (95.5 % vs. 83.3 %, p > 0.05) and recurrent VVF success rate (90.0 % vs. 75.0 %, p > 0.05) than OVVFR group, but it was not statistically significant. Patients who underwent OVVFR experienced more postoperative symptomatic bladder spasms (8.3 % vs. 4.5 %, p > 0.05), urinary tract infections (UTIs) (5.6 % vs. 0.0 %, p > 0.05), and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) (5.6 % vs. 4.5 %, p > 0.05), but fewer incidents of postoperative ileus (0.0 % vs. 4.5 %, p > 0.05) than the LVVFR group; differences were not significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Judging from this initial trial, LVVFR should be recommended as the primary intervention to treat supratrigonal VVF patients in view of its reduced blood loss and hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, No.87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, No.87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Yunhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, No.87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, No.87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Longfei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, No.87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan, China. 906076873@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Laparoscopy; Repair; Supratrigonal fistula; Treatment outcomes; Vesicovaginal fistula
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