Complicated Postirradiation Vesicovaginal Fistula in Young Women: Keep Off or Try Reconstruction?

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Verbaeys, Caroline ^a   Hoebeke, Piet ^a   Oosterlinck, Willem ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Postirradiation; Vaginal reconstruction; Vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OMENTUM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SEXUALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA; VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 33751409082     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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