[Genitourinary fistulae at the National Institute of Perinatology]

Evaluation of the characteristics of urogenital fistula with a retrospective study at the clinic of Urology Ginecologica in the Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia between March 1992 to June 1995, information of the location, etiopathogenesis of the disease, urinary tract infection and surgical treatment were obtained form de patients records in the clinic. The etiophatogenesis of the disease was surgical gynecological procedures in 51.1%, and obstetric cause 48.5%; the location were 14 (66.6%) vesicovaginal, 5 (23.5% 0 ureterovaginal and 2 (urethrovaginal). The abdominal approach were in 8 patients and vaginal route in 9, no surgical treatment were 2. Successfully repair fistula were in 80.9%. Urinary tract infections before treatment agreed on the obstetric etiology was 47.6%, and for surgical gynecological procedures 52.2%. There is an increase in the incident of obstetric vesicovaginal fistula, we believe it depends on the patients that we have in de Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia, most of them are obstetric patients.