Uterovesical fistulas are a rare cause of urinary incontinence.
They are most frequently caused by repeated Caesarean sections and generally have to be closed by a transperitoneal approach in an interdisciplinary setting not only to regain continence but also to prevent infertility.
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Wiedemann A, Karroum S, Kociszewski J, Fabian G, Füsgen I. Are you the author?
Urologische Abteilung, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Witten gGmbH, Kontinenz- und Beckenbodenzentrum Hagen-Witten; Gynäkologische Abteilung, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Haspe gGmbH, Kontinenz- und Beckenbodenzentrum Hagen-Witten; Lehrstuhl für Geriatrie der Universität Witten/Herdecke.
Reference: Aktuelle Urol. 2014 Jan;45(1):48-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1353163
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24500961
Article in German.
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