The Mitrofanoff urinary diversion for complex vesicovaginal fistulae : experience from Uganda

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of Mitrofanoff continent urinary diversion in a group of women with persistent severe incontinence after vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) secondary to obstructed labour.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seven women with severe incontinence following a VVF were offered the Mitrofanoff procedure after all other attempts had failed to restore continence. In three patients a caecocystoplasty formed the urinary reservoir and in four the bladder was used. In all seven patients the appendix was used as the conduit for self-catheterization. The mean (range) follow-up was 10 (3-14) months.

RESULTS: One patient died postoperatively from hepatic failure, which could not be attributed to the particular procedure. One patient required re-operation at 10 days to adjust the conduit, but of the six patients who recovered, all are fully continent and self-catheterizing with no difficulty.

CONCLUSION: The Mitrofanoff procedure appears to be a valuable technique to restore continence in this difficult group of patients.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:84

Enthalten in:

BJU international - 84(1999), 4 vom: 31. Sept., Seite 436-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hodges, A M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.1999

Date Revised 05.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM10399968X