Urinary Fistula

01/01/2013 - "In an attempt to spare further challenging surgery in patients that had been already operated on recently, minimally invasive occlusion of persistent urinary fistulas with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate represents a valid first line treatment, justified in cases when the urinary output is not excessive and there is a favorable ratio between the length and diameter of the fistulous tract."
01/01/2013 - "A few single case reports and only one clinical series have been published so far about the use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in the treatment of urinary fistulas persisting after conventional urinary drainage. "
09/01/2005 - "Percutaneous embolization of persistent urinary fistula after partial nephrectomy using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate."

09/01/2011 - "Compared to radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation has several advantages: improved volume control and preservation of adjacent structures due to the excellent depiction of the ice ball on CT and MRI; better protection of the collecting system for central tumor with reduced risk of postprocedural urinary fistula. "

08/01/1989 - "Eight patients who received 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in addition tolerated the urinary fistula well, so that we encourage a trial of 6-MP for this complication of Crohn's disease. "

04/01/2003 - "Topical fibrin sealant was used in 19 patients for iatrogenic urinary tract injury during gynecological or general surgical procedures (7), complex urinary fistulas (5) or urological surgical complications (7). "
04/01/2003 - "We report our preliminary experience with the use of fibrin sealant to manage iatrogenic urinary tract injuries, complex urinary fistulas, and urological surgical complications. "
01/01/2008 - "A urinoma caused by a urinary fistula emerged 6 months after the trauma and was treated by percutaneous drainage, ureteral stenting, and percutaneous occlusion with fibrin sealant. "

09/01/2006 - "Another indication for PCN is for treatment of urinary fistulas. "
06/01/1994 - "The diversion was indicated because of upper urinary tract obstruction (87% of cases), urinary fistula (4%) or secondary displacement of the first PCN (9%). "

11/01/1997 - "Open plastic operations on the urethra should be made only in cases when obliteration of the posterior urethra is combined with urinary fistulas and when femur bones deformation induces urethral deviation."
01/01/1995 - "The possibility of plastic operations in restoration of physiological urination and social rehabilitation of patients with urinary fistulas was determined. "

06/01/1968 - "Clinical application of gold leaf in the treatment of urinary fistulas: preliminary report."
01/01/1967 - "Gold leaf in the treatment of urinary fistulas."

07/01/2013 - "The endoscopic use of cyanoacrylate glue represents a safe and minimally invasive approach that might be offered as a first line option for the treatment of urinary fistulas in selected patients, especially those with narrow and long tracts."
01/01/2013 - "Minimally invasive treatment of urinary fistulas using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate: a valid first line option."

10/01/2011 - "In addition to rectourinary fistula, urinary reflux into the vas deferens and neurovesical dysfunction are major risk factors for epididymo-orchitis in anorectal malformation. "
08/01/1995 - "Anorectal malformation (ARM) is often associated with urological problems such as congenital urogenital anomalies, recto-urinary fistula, neurogenic bladder due to vertebral anomalies and operative complications. "

03/01/2008 - "Urinary fistulas remain an important conservative renal parenchyma surgery (CRPS) complication, especially in central or hiliar tumours and bigger than 4 cm. Herein we present our initial experience preventing fistulae with bioglue (Criolife Inc GA, USA) on laparoscopic CRPS in which urinary tract was opened. "
04/01/2006 - "None of the patients treated with BioGlue developed urinary fistula compared with three (2%) in the suture group. "
03/01/2008 - "[Preventing urinary fistulas in laparoscopic renal conservative parenchyma surgery with purified bovine serum albumin and glutaraldehyde (bioglue). "

01/01/2016 - "Urinary fistula after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a multicentre analysis of 1 791 patients."
10/01/2010 - "To report the risk factors and natural history of urinary fistula (UF) after partial nephrectomy (PN), as their incidence has been reported to be 3-6% in large series of PN but there are few reports of the risk factors associated with the development of UF after PN, and the natural history of UF in a large group of patients. "
08/01/2010 - "One patient had undergone a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy with a postoperative urinary fistula. "
01/01/2010 - "We encountered an unusual case of post-nephrectomy urinary fistula, as a complication of subcapsular nephrectomy. "
01/01/2010 - "Pitfalls of subcapsular nephrectomy: report of a case with point of technique to avoid urinary fistula formation."

07/01/2005 - "We observed 48 urinary fistulas (5.4%): 45 were successfully repaired and three were treated with a ureteral stent with two good results; and one failed at a late operation. "
03/01/2015 - "We present the unique case of complete intraperitoneal stent migration in a 59-year-old caucasian male without evidence of urinary fistula at the moment of diagnosis, so far an unreported complication. "
05/01/2008 - "Ten patients (20%) developed a urinary fistula requiring secondary drainage by double J ureteric stent. "
03/01/2002 - "Post-operative course was uneventful in 26 patients (96%), 2 patients (7.1%) developed a urinary fistula managed by an endoluminal stent. "
01/01/1995 - "Moreover, 1 urinary fistula on ureteroureteric anastomosis settled after percutaneous nephrostomy and placing of an uteric stent endoprosthesis. "

11/01/2001 - "Only one, out of 42 cases, had early complication of urinary fistula in 7 days after urethroplasty, which was cured by scrotal septal vascular pedicled flap urethroplasty 3 months later and had no further complication. "
01/01/1979 - "[Use of pedicled flaps from the levator ani for closing urinary fistulas located in the bladder neck area]."
06/01/2000 - "Pedicled flaps are utilised for the closure of large skin defect in case of complicated wound or when an urinary fistula is present, especially after radiotherapy. "

02/01/2003 - "Effects of cryoablation on short-term development of urinary fistulas in the porcine kidney."
10/01/2007 - "The authors report a nonhealing urinary fistula after successful cryoablation of an exophytic upper pole renal mass in a patient with an ileal conduit. "
09/01/2011 - "Compared to radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation has several advantages: improved volume control and preservation of adjacent structures due to the excellent depiction of the ice ball on CT and MRI; better protection of the collecting system for central tumor with reduced risk of postprocedural urinary fistula. "

09/01/2008 - "The urinary fistula rate was 5%, blood transfusion and surgical revision were required in 5% of cases respectively, the mean operating time was 128minutes and the mean hospital stay was 8.1 days. "
07/01/2007 - "In 730 elective procedures mean operative time (p=0.002), mean blood loss (p=0.01), the need for blood transfusion (p=0.001), and urinary fistula rate (p=0.01) were significantly increased for tumours >4 cm. However, these differences did not result in significantly increased medical (p=0.4), surgical complication rates (p=0.6), or length of hospital stay (p=0.9). "
01/01/2013 - "No significant complications such as urinary fistula, vaginal vault prolapse, blood transfusion, or postoperative infections were identified in the study group. "
08/01/2015 - "There were 5 complications : intraoperative ureteral injury, blood transfusion, postoperative perinephric hematoma, portsite bleeding, urinary fistula, respectively. "