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Ureteroscopy: a new asset in the management of postoperative ureterovaginal fistulas
P P Koonings1, J L Huffman, J B Schlaerth
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Iatrogenic ureteral injury, an uncommon entity, is primarily caused by complications of gynecologic surgery. This report describes a case of ureterovaginal fistula discovered 13 days after a vaginal hysterectomy. Ureteroscopy was performed, with passage of an indwelling ureteral stent for 6 weeks. The patient immediately became continent of urine and the fistula healed, thus avoiding the need for further surgery.