Risk factors that predict failure after vaginal repair of obstetric vesicovaginal fistulae

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 578.e1-578.e4

  Nardos, Rahel ^a   Browning, Andrew ^b   Chen, Chi Chiung Grace ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bahir Dar Hamlin Fistula Center   (Ethiopia)

^c Gynecology and Women's Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

obstetric fistula; surgical outcome; vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STRICTURE; URETHRA INJURY; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL INJURY;

EID: 64549093734     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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