Clinical efficacy of flap transfer coverage in the treatment of vesicovaginal fistula.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) brings severe psychological, physiological, and social stress to patients, which seriously affects the quality of their sexual life. Traditional transvaginal repair surgery can cause vaginal shortening. Transferring the lateral free flap can maintain vaginal length. This study was carried out to investigate the clinical efficacy of the surgery of flap transfer coverage for treating VVF.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on 37 patients diagnosed with VVF and repaired by flap transfer coverage in the Urogynecology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from January 2018 to June 2021. All patients took a prone split leg position to repair VVF with the flap transfer covering m

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415502 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature