Ugurlucan Funda Gungor, Bastu Ercan, Bakir Baris, Yalcin Onay
Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey.
Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Jan-Feb;8(1-2):E48-50. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.1225.
A vesicouterine fistula is an abnormal communication between the bladder and the uterus. The most common cause is lower segment Cesarean section. Conservative treatment may be applied in some cases, but surgery is the definitive treatment. We present a 55-year-old woman with vesicouterine fistula after primary Cesarean section; she presented with urinary incontinence 30 years later. Methylene blue dye test was performed and drainage of urine dyed with methylene blue through the uterine cervix was observed. Diagnosis was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy was performed and the bladder wall was sutured in a double layer with 2/0 polyglycolic suture. No complications developed and the patient did not suffer from any urinary incontinence afterwards. Vesicouterine fistula should be suspected in cases presenting with urinary incontinence even years after Cesarean section; diagnostic tests and, if necessary, appropriate surgery should be performed.
膀胱子宫瘘是膀胱与子宫之间的异常通道。最常见的原因是下段剖宫产。某些情况下可采用保守治疗,但手术是根治性治疗方法。我们报告一名55岁女性,在初次剖宫产术后发生膀胱子宫瘘;30年后出现尿失禁。进行了亚甲蓝染料试验,观察到经宫颈有染有亚甲蓝的尿液引流。磁共振成像确诊了诊断。实施了全腹子宫切除术和双侧卵巢切除术,并用2-0聚乙醇酸缝线对膀胱壁进行了双层缝合。未发生并发症,患者术后未再出现任何尿失禁情况。即使在剖宫产术后数年出现尿失禁的病例,也应怀疑膀胱子宫瘘;应进行诊断性检查,必要时进行适当的手术。