Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair
Background. Although relatively rare, vesicovaginal fistula is the most common genitourinary fistula, causing a significant decrease in patients’ quality of life. Location of fistula is major supratrigonal, with some cases located in the trigone and rarely below it. Disease treatment is surgical, an...
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| author | João Pádua Manzano Fábio da Silva Crochik Felipe Guimarães Pugliesi Renato Vasconcelos Souza de Almeida Petronio Augusto de Souza Melo Ricardo Luís Vita Nunes |
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| description | Background. Although relatively rare, vesicovaginal fistula is the most common genitourinary fistula, causing a significant decrease in patients’ quality of life. Location of fistula is major supratrigonal, with some cases located in the trigone and rarely below it. Disease treatment is surgical, and repair can be performed by several techniques, including robot-assisted. Case Presentation. We present a case of a patient who developed an infratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula after treatment of a cervical cancer. The patient was submitted to robotic repair of the vesicovaginal fistula. Conclusion. The use of robot-assisted laparoscopy is expanding over all areas of urology and its applicability to repair vesicovaginal fistulas brings good results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d5fdb6e204f414b85f0d2ba8794b9092025-08-20T02:20:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782019-01-01201910.1155/2019/28452372845237Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula RepairJoão Pádua Manzano0Fábio da Silva Crochik1Felipe Guimarães Pugliesi2Renato Vasconcelos Souza de Almeida3Petronio Augusto de Souza Melo4Ricardo Luís Vita Nunes5Surgery Department at Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDivision of Urology, Men’s Health Centre, Hospital Brigadeiro, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilDivision of Urology, Men’s Health Centre, Hospital Brigadeiro, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilDivision of Urology, Men’s Health Centre, Hospital Brigadeiro, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilSão Paulo’s Military Hospital, Brazilian Army, São Paulo, BrazilBenign Prostate Hyperplasia Department in Brazilian Urology Society, Urology Department in Sao Paulo’s Military Hospital, Brazilian Army, São Paulo, BrazilBackground. Although relatively rare, vesicovaginal fistula is the most common genitourinary fistula, causing a significant decrease in patients’ quality of life. Location of fistula is major supratrigonal, with some cases located in the trigone and rarely below it. Disease treatment is surgical, and repair can be performed by several techniques, including robot-assisted. Case Presentation. We present a case of a patient who developed an infratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula after treatment of a cervical cancer. The patient was submitted to robotic repair of the vesicovaginal fistula. Conclusion. The use of robot-assisted laparoscopy is expanding over all areas of urology and its applicability to repair vesicovaginal fistulas brings good results.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2845237 |
| spellingShingle | João Pádua Manzano Fábio da Silva Crochik Felipe Guimarães Pugliesi Renato Vasconcelos Souza de Almeida Petronio Augusto de Souza Melo Ricardo Luís Vita Nunes Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair |
| title_full | Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair |
| title_fullStr | Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair |
| title_full_unstemmed | Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair |
| title_short | Robot-Assisted Infratrigonal Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair |
| title_sort | robot assisted infratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula repair |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2845237 |
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