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We report on a male infant who, in addition to severe FMS, showed previously undescribed central nervous system (CNS) and genitourinary anomalies that contributed to the further delineation. The propositus was born to a G2, 20-year-old mother with an irregular menstrual history. The unplanned pregna...
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PMID: 20578136
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Our data suggest the cesarean section rate is still more than double standard norms, but vaginal delivery after pelvic fracture, even in those treated with surgical fixation sparing the pubic symphysis, is possible. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for...
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PMID: 20333494
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This research was planned for determining the genitourinary health problems of alcohol and other psychoactive substance-dependent women. This research was conducted using a descriptive method at the Alcohol-Substance Research, Treatment and Education Center (ASRTEC). The research sample comprised 12...
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PMID: 20441451
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Sperm banking can preserve male fertility effectively, but the current conditions of sperm cryopreservation in China have not been investigated. This retrospective investigation was based on data collected at multiple centres in China from January 2003 to December 2008. The collected data included u...
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PMID: 20348941
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the improvement of seminal characteristics and pregnancy rates after microsurgical varicocelectomy in men with subclinical varicocele. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University infertility clinic. PATIENT(S): One hundred forty-three patients with a subclinical left-sided...
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PMID: 19249033
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We identified 141 infants with UTIs. The mean gestational age and birth weight were 28 weeks and 1254 g, respectively. The most commonly identified pathogen was coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (28%, 44 of 156). A major abnormality was found on at least one imaging study for 4% (5 of 118) of infant...
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PMID: 19812586
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Monochorionic biamniotic (MC/BA) twin pregnancies are at higher risk for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) and structural defects.
During an 18 months period all MC/BA twins referred to our unit for clinical surveillance were evaluated. Chori...
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PMID: 20939222
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One such agent whose epidemiologic characteristics parallel those of gastroschisis is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Primary EBV infection in early childhood has been decreasing over time, leaving a greater proportion of adolescents at risk, as reflected by increased rates of infectious mononucleosis ove...
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PMID: 19937602
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There is a significant association between genitourinary infection and childhood epilepsy, and the impact appears to be greater in children of women with epilepsy. This finding has implications for prenatal care of women with epilepsy as well as for research on antenatal risk factors for child epile...
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PMID: 20051695
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The most common cause of vesicovaginal fistulas was obstructed labor, while other varieties of fistulas were mostly associated with pelvic surgery. Spontaneous closure occurred in 3 cases of vesicovaginal fistula. Surgical intervention needed in 39 patients. Peritoneal flap and Martius flap were int...
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PMID: 20209454
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One hundred and sixty-three (163) cases of obstetrical fistulae were studied. The average age was 21 years (extremes: 15 and 45). Forty-four sanitary institutions comprising 93 treatments service were visited. Hospitals were noted to be far away from patients in the north of the country. All the fou...
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PMID: 20123531
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(1) Numerous follow-up studies of pregnancies in women with epilepsy show that valproic acid is more teratogenic than other antiepileptics. The risk of malformations increases with doses above 1000 mg/day; (2) Malformations associated with valproic acid include neural tube defects in 1-2% of exposed...
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PMID: 20025093
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The nematode Enterobius vermicularis is normally found within the human gastrointestinal tract. Pregnant females migrate towards the anus to lay their eggs. During this nocturnal migration some worms find another adjacent orifices, most commonly the female genitourinary tract. The presented case is...
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PMID: 19902679
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We evaluated the general condition, bowel function, and social performance using a questionnaire survey among adults who had Hirschsprung's disease in childhood. In our series, the evacuation score was "excellent" (score of 7-8/8) in 67.5%, "good" (5-6/8) in 20%, "fair" (34/8) in 10%, and "poor" (0-...
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PMID: 19663232
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One-hundred and seven patients, aged 7-12 years, with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were studied. All children were examined with psychoneurologist, additional methods included electroencephalography (EEG), ultrasound dopplerography of brachiocephalic vessels (USDG), rheoencephalog...
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PMID: 19365369
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About one million Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infections occur in Japan. Infections of Chlamydia trachomatis or gonococci are associated many clinical syndromes, ranging from urethritis and epididymitis in men to cervicitis, salpingitis, acute urethra syndrome, endometritis, ectopic pregnancy,...
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PMID: 19177771
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In period 1, there were more multiple BLs (MBLs) in nonsurvivors than survivors. Non-BL survivors had significantly lower mean total number of episodes of cholangitis than MBL survivors (P < .01). In period 2, 58 survived (native liver in 35; transplanted liver in 23). Bile lakes were present in 9/5...
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PMID: 19040927
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Miscarrying of pregnancy remains a major problem in obstetrics and gynecology. Inflammatory disease is known to affect reproductive function. To identify the role of the urogenital infection in the genesis of miscarriage, 58 women with complicated obstetrical anamnesis are examined. It is found that...
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PMID: 19075337
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There were 78,577 hysterectomies performed for benign reasons from 1981 to 2003. Procedure-related haemorrhage (2.4%) was the most commonly recorded complication, followed by genitourinary disorders (1.9%), infection (1.6%) and urinary tract infections (1.6%). Vaginal hysterectomy was associated wit...
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PMID: 19035986
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We report a persistent urogenital sinus with hydrometrocolpos and ascites at 24 weeks of gestation. CASE: Detailed ultrasonographic examination revealed female fetus with pelvic mass measured as 60 x 70 x 80 mm, anterior to sacral bone and inferior to bladder, and ascites, ureterocele, hydroureter,...
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PMID: 18305949
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The study was carried out in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending peripheral health centres to determine the laboratory prevalence of sexually transmitted infection (STI), reproductive tract infection (RTI) and HIV. A total of 4090 women in four study groups were subjected to general and spe...
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PMID: 18081951
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A short course of ZDVm in carefully selected women does not lead to the emergence of drug resistance based on either standard genotyping or cloning for the detection of minority species. Therefore, this strategy can still be considered in women wishing to prevent MTCT while minimizing antiretroviral...
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PMID: 18840150
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No previous reports of phenytoin or phenytoin metabolite urinary stones were found in the medical literature. Phenytoin has many known ill effects on the genitourinary system including acute interstitial nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, acute renal failure, and priapism. Now we can add urinary lithias...
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PMID: 18620500
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The case notes of cases of genital chlamydial infection were audited against the UK National Guideline. This was the first web-based and the largest national audit to date, with 193 clinics in all UK Regions contributing data. About half of all cases had no symptoms, with about one-third attending f...
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PMID: 18574119
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Ultrasonographic assessment of bladder wall thickness is a sensitive screening tool for the diagnosis of urodynamic risk factors for upper urinary tract deterioration in children with myelodysplasia....
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PMID: 18499168
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About 16% (n=81) of case mothers and 9% (n=425) of control mothers reported a genitourinary infection in the relevant time period; 4% (n=21) and 2% (n=98) reported a sexually transmitted infection and 13% (n=67) and 7% (n=338) reported a urinary tract infection, respectively. Case mothers aged <25 y...
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PMID: 18558640
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We present a study of genitourinary and obstetric complications in TNX-deficient women of reproductive age. We have found complications, such as uterus prolapses, that are in agreement with previous findings in other EDS types. In TNX knockout (KO) mice, we have observed mild pregnancy-related abnor...
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PMID: 18335242
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Comparative analysis of the data of immunological examination of pregnant women with markers of genitourinary infections (GUI), by taking into account the etiological factor, has established unidirectional changes in the levels cytokines and neopterin (NP). At the same time, the level of NP in all t...
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PMID: 18720735
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We present a case demonstrating the use of HIV prophylaxis post-sexual exposure in pregnancy. This has not been presented before but has certainly been discussed.
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PMID: 18595884
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Despite medical care improves consistently, the rate of preterm birth has risen in recent years. In Italy the rate of preterm birth between the XXXIII and the XXXVI week is 13.5%, while it amounts to 1.3% for preterm birth between XXIV and the XXXII week. Consequently, the identification of risk fac...
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PMID: 18496486
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Urogenital infections with Chlamydia trachomatis belong to the most prevalent sexually-transmitted bacterial diseases. In women, they can cause chronic salpingitis with subsequent tubal infertility and ectopic pregnancies. In men, C. trachomatis can cause urethritis, prostatitis and epididymitis. Ur...
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PMID: 18336462
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We are fortunate to have local expertise in pelvic artery embolization and demonstrate excellent multidisciplinary management of a complex case....
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PMID: 18230122
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The immediate post-treatment results showed that pelvic heaviness persisted in only five patients (18.51%) in the CTG compared with fourteen (70%) in the NTG (p<0.001). Furthermore, a significant improvement in the MUH scale score was noted in the CTG compared with the NTG. The Ditrovie score also i...
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PMID: 18242753
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A Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) variant, harbouring a 377 bp deletion in the cryptic plasmid, recently identified in Europe, has caused false-negative reporting of CT infections by various assays. This report is aimed at identifying whether this variant is present among clients of a sexual health clini...
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PMID: 18522308
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Of the 1635 women, 72.7% were Caucasian, 65.0% had annual household income >$70 000, 3.8% reported having periodontitis, 6.4% delivered preterm, 5.4% delivered SGA babies, and 11.0% had poor pregnancy outcome (either preterm birth or SGA). The odds ratio (OR) associated with periodontitis was 1.74 (...
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PMID: 18205634
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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) and laparoscopy are not mutually exclusive, but coexisting and potentially complimentary treatments. For disease conditions contributing to infertility in addition to other concomitant or potential morbidity, laparoscopy represents a more comprehensive approach...
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PMID: 17880961
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Genital warts are the commonest viral STI in the UK, and the incidence continues to rise. Diagnosing, treating and advising patients about this infection remain a large part of the work in any department of GU Medicine. This article reviews and provides the levels of evidence currently available on...
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PMID: 18212186
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The long-term prognosis for this nonsyndromic form of hydrometrocolpos without any other structural defects or organic failures after operative sanitation is excellent. Final reconstruction is planned at about 12 months of age. CONCLUSION: Prenatal diagnosis of tumorous dilations in the fetal pelvic...
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PMID: 18417994
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Qualitative and quantitative composition of microbiocenosis of urogenital tract (UGT) of mice has been studied. When investigating UGT of mice in norm (n = 8), microorganisms of several genera with following occurrence frequency were detected: Lactobacillus (100%), Streptococcus (100%), Staphylococc...
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PMID: 19351049
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We report a case in which the diagnosis of right unicornuate uterus with a left noncommunicating rudimentary horn was made in the first trimester on routine sonographic examination.
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PMID: 17410585
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Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), also known as Gorlin syndrome, is a hereditary condition characterized by a wide range of developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to neoplasms. The estimated prevalence varies from 1/57,000 to 1/256,000, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1. Main...
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PMID: 19032739
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We report about a rare case of malakoplakia in a female urethral diverticulum. A 25-year-old patient with a long history of recurrent urinary tract infections and a plum-sized, painful swelling on the vaginal roof presented for operative treatment. In the anamnesis the patient reported about two spo...
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PMID: 18228192
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I and VUR degree 1-3) internal stent is a method of choice. Thus, treatment outcomes in NMUD and VUR depend not only on surgical method but also on the method of drainage....
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PMID: 19248601
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Men and women born SGA or preterm were at higher risk for hospitalization during adolescence and early adulthood, with men and women born SGA more at risk than those born preterm....
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PMID: 18091417
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We report a case of a 5-week-old girl with poor feeding, staccato cough and clinical signs of pneumonia. Chest radiography revealed severe bronchopneumonia. Despite of intravenous therapy with ampicillin and gentamicin respiration deteriorated and oxygen supplementation became necessary. After addit...
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PMID: 16888699
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A policy of routine episiotomy does not protect against urinary or anal incontinence 4 years after first delivery....
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PMID: 17970794
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We present a case of fatal disseminated neonatal herpes infection in a baby, born to a HIV-positive patient, and wish to discuss the potential need for changes in the management of this group of patients during pregnancy. Disseminated HSV disease is a rare, yet serious condition in newborns of HSV-i...
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PMID: 18073024
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We assessed (1) the prevalence of depressive symptoms, over-active bladder (OAB) syndrome, urge urinary incontinence (UUI) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) during and after pregnancy using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI)...
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PMID: 17404679
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BACKGROUND: Vesicouterine fistula is a rare complication most commonly associated with cesarean section. Though conservative management has been reported, surgical intervention is usually required to treat the condition. CASE: A 32-year-old woman presented with urinary incontinence following a prima...
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PMID: 18210902
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This study from Southern Malawi reports on 407 patients with 408 vaginal fistulas (1 patient had 2 successive fistulas). There were 29 patients (7.6%) with a combined urogenital and recto-vaginal fistula. Obstructed labor was the cause of 379 fistulas and the remaining 29 were not of obstetric origi...
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PMID: 17869256
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A high proportion of genitourinary fistulas have an obstetric origin. Obstetric fistulas are caused by prolonged obstructed labor coupled with a lack of medical attention. While successful management with prolonged bladder drainage has occasionally been reported, mature fistulas require formal opera...
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PMID: 17868675
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Obstetric fistulas are rarely simple. Most patients in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia are carriers of complex fistulas or complicated fistulas requiring expert skills for evaluation and management. A fistula is predictably complex when it is greater than 4 cm and involves the continence mechan...
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PMID: 17765241
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A retrospective review of 120 patients diagnosed to have lower genito-urinary fistulae, over a period of 42 years, was performed. The patients were seen at the University Maternity Hospital or the Zahrawi Maternity Hospital, Damascus, Syria. The majority of the patients, particularly in the early pa...
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PMID: 17951960
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We reviewed the literature on fistula treatment in Nigeria to identify strategies and practices that, if adopted, would likely accelerate the pace of fistula repair and improve postoperative fistula care in this country. A comprehensive nationwide survey, a stronger political will and commitment of...
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PMID: 17765242
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Obstetric fistulas occur in developing countries because of the scarcity or complete absence of obstetric services. The magnitude of the problem is unknown but thought to be sizeable. This article describes a basic approach to the care of women with fistulas in a low-resource rural hospital in north...
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PMID: 17870076
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Some women with vesico-vaginal fistulas (VVF) have injuries so severe that they cannot be repaired in a way that would restore continence. The management of these women has been a source of controversy among the providers of VVF care. It would seem logical that urinary diversion surgery could reliev...
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PMID: 17878056
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This article presents the reflections of an experienced fistula surgeon and an epidemiologist on the current knowledge base for obstetric fistula. The incidence, prevention, and management of vesico-vaginal and recto-vaginal fistula are discussed. The authors call for more randomized controlled tria...
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PMID: 17765899
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