Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) may be caused by prolonged obstructed labor, gynecologic, urologic, or other pelvic surgery, malignancy, radiation, infection and trauma. Here we report a case of VVF caused by nail penetrating trauma in a young woman with genital bleeding after first intercourse. This...

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Main Author: Kamalati Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/596
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spelling doaj-46516a5d65a94824aece26aa5d2f8b0b2020-11-24T21:33:01ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752014-12-01176360Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stulaKamalati AliVesicovaginal fistula (VVF) may be caused by prolonged obstructed labor, gynecologic, urologic, or other pelvic surgery, malignancy, radiation, infection and trauma. Here we report a case of VVF caused by nail penetrating trauma in a young woman with genital bleeding after first intercourse. This is a rare etiology of VVF. We also explain the operative technique used to repair the fistula. Key words: Vaginal bleeding; Wounds, penetrating; Vesicovaginal fi stulahttp://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/596
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Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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title Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
title_short Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
title_full Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
title_fullStr Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
title_full_unstemmed Nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
title_sort nail penetrating trauma: a rare cause of vesicovaginal fi stula
publisher Elsevier
series Chinese Journal of Traumatology
issn 1008-1275
publishDate 2014-12-01
description Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) may be caused by prolonged obstructed labor, gynecologic, urologic, or other pelvic surgery, malignancy, radiation, infection and trauma. Here we report a case of VVF caused by nail penetrating trauma in a young woman with genital bleeding after first intercourse. This is a rare etiology of VVF. We also explain the operative technique used to repair the fistula. Key words: Vaginal bleeding; Wounds, penetrating; Vesicovaginal fi stula
url http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/596
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