Abstract
Vesicovaginal fistula is physically, socially and psychologically devastating to the women who suffer from it. The aim of this study is to create some awareness about VVF, to describe the profile of the patients, etiology, and success rate of surgery in our institute. A retrospective analysis of a total of 23 cases of vesicovaginal fistula admitted to the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, BPKIHS over a period of three years were included in the study. The cause of VVF in all was obstructed labor except in one, which followed abdominal hysterectomy. Twenty-three subjects underwent VVF repair, of which 14 (56.5%) had successful outcome.
Highlights
About 3.5 million women are living with genitourinary fistula, a miserable condition.[1]
Obstetric Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is exceptionally rare in developed part of the world, where it is mostly due to gynaecological cause i.e. complication of hysterectomy, gynaecological malignancy and radiotherapy.[2]
Twelve patients were from the hills, 11 were from sub-tropical plains of Eastern Nepal
Summary
About 3.5 million women are living with genitourinary fistula, a miserable condition.[1]. Small VVF (
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