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Immediate ureterovaginal fistula secondary to oocyte retrieval--a case report
Helena von Eye Corleta1, Marcelo Moretto, Angela Marcon D'Avila
1Núcleo de Reprodução Humana do Hospital Moinhos de Vento-Gerar, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. hcorleta@portoweb.com.br
Objective:
To report a case of ureterovaginal fistula secondary to transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR).
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
IVF Center IN a private hospital.
Patient(S):
A 31-year-old woman presented immediately after TVOR with right lower abdominal pain with irradiation to the suprapubic area and vaginal discharge.
Intervention(S):
Vaginal examination, creatinine dosage in plasma and vaginal discharge, excretory urography. A double-J catheter was inserted under general anesthesia.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Clinical follow-up.
Result(S):
Vaginal leakage ceased a few hours after catheter insertion. Transfer of two embryos was performed 3 days after TVOR, but no pregnancy occurred. The double-J catheter was removed 21 days after its placement. Imaging studies done 6 weeks later demonstrated a normal urinary tract morphology.
Conclusion(S):
Given the elective nature of TVOR and IVF, patients should be informed about all potential complications, including ureterovaginal fistula.
