Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 34  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 69--72

Vesicouterine fistula: A case report of successful repair


TO Shorunmu1, OE Jagun1, BD Osuolale1, OAO Oloyede1, OL Odusoga1, KM Ogunsowo1, OO Ogunsemi2, OO Toyobo3 
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
2 Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
3 Department of Radiology, Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
T O Shorunmu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State
Nigeria

The increasing rate of cesarean deliveries especially in previous scars is a major cause of vesicouterine fistula (VUF). The incidence of VUF is on the rise because of the increasing incidence of cesarean deliveries. VUF is a pathological communication between the uterus and the bladder. VUF presents in various ways, the main symptoms are urinary incontinence with or without hematuria. There could be depression or psychological distress, which may culminate in reduction in quality of life. The precise and early diagnosis of vesicouterine fistula may be difficult; thus necessitating myriad of investigations such as retrograde cystography, cystoscopy, contrast-enhanced CT scan, MR urogram, and transvaginal ultrasound with or without Doppler. Examination under anaesthesia (EUA) is crucial to the diagnosis of VUF and this includes methylene blue test. We report a case of VUF.


How to cite this article:
Shorunmu T O, Jagun O E, Osuolale B D, Oloyede O, Odusoga O L, Ogunsowo K M, Ogunsemi O O, Toyobo O O. Vesicouterine fistula: A case report of successful repair.Trop J Obstet Gynaecol 2017;34:69-72


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Shorunmu T O, Jagun O E, Osuolale B D, Oloyede O, Odusoga O L, Ogunsowo K M, Ogunsemi O O, Toyobo O O. Vesicouterine fistula: A case report of successful repair. Trop J Obstet Gynaecol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];34:69-72
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