Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Dobrosława L. Sikora-Szczęśniak
Gynecological Ward, Mieczyslaw Szatanek, Radomski Specialist Hospital,
Radom
Poland
Research Article
Injury to Urinary Organs during Natural Deliveries, Caesarean Sections and Peripartum Hysterectomies
Author(s): Dobrosława L. Sikora-SzczęśniakDobrosława L. Sikora-Szczęśniak
Objective: The purpose of the study is to analyze the causes and types of injuries to the urinary organs related to past deliveries.
Material and methods: There were 34,866 deliveries at the Obstetric-Gynecological Ward, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom between 1998 and 2016. Medical records of 11 patients with injuries to the urinary organs related to past delivery were retrospectively studied.
Results: The following injuries were found:
- Ligation of the left ureter: 1 case,
- Injury to the urinary bladder: 10 cases
- Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF): 1 case (following injury to the urinary bladder at hysterectomy in the postpartum¬ period).
In 9 patients, the detected injuries were managed during hospitalization for labor, in 3 cases the injuries were diagnosed during the postpartum per.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000195