This review summarizes the available evidence in the literature on the etiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of vesicovaginal, urethrovaginal, ureterovaginal, vesicocervical, and vesicouterine fistulae. Urogenital fistula is divided by origin: obstetric fistula occurring predominantly in developing countries and iatrogenic fistula, the most common cause in developed countries.
Suture complications are uncommon using polyglyconate suture for USLS, and failure rates are low. This is in comparison to a 44.6% suture erosion rate with permanent suture reported by our institution using the same surgical technique.
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