Ethical aspects of urinary diversion for women with irreparable obstetric fistulas in developing countries

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1027-1030

  Wall, Lewis L ^a   Arrowsmith, Steven D ^a   Hancock, Brian D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Mainz II pouch; Obstetric fistula; Surgical ethics; Ureterosigmoidostomy; Urinary diversion; Vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR COMPLICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OBSTETRIC FISTULA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER SURGERY; URINARY DIVERSION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 44649101351     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0559-1     Document Type: Article

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