Active clinical trials for "Vesicovaginal Fistula"

This clinical trial will study the safety and effectiveness of the Biodesign Vesico-vaginal fistula plug in the treatment of vesico-vaginal fistulas resulting from childbirth trauma.

In patients with vesicovaginal fistula, transvesical and extravesical repair will be compared in terms of operative time, complications and recurrence rates.

This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of the vaginal menstrual cup for short-term management of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) among 11 women seeking treatment at a health facility in Ghana. The repeated measures design utilizes a 2-hr pad test to compare urinary leakage with and without the insertable cup, a questionnaire on acceptability and perceived effect is administered and a clinical exam is completed. Subsequently, semi-structured interviews will be carried out with up to 24 additional women seeking treatment at a health facility in Ghana. Interviews will cover women's experiences of living with fistula, including strategies for coping with urinary incontinence and resulting stigma, as well as user acceptability to the intervention.

This study evaluates the use of extending time of continual urinary drainage (using transurethral foley catheter) for patients with early failures of vesicovaginal fistula repairs. Half of those included will be randomized to replacement of foley catheter for a length of 14 additional days, while the other half will be discharged (no intervention). Both groups will be examined for outcomes at 3 months post-repair.

It is clear from multiple accounts in the literature that patients with a vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) involving the bladder neck and/or proximal urethra have a high likelihood of residual incontinence. Performing subsequent surgeries after the initial VVF repair risks additional complications. Therefore, placement of an autologous sling at the time of initial VVF repair would not only assist in covering the fistula, but would also imitate the physiologic support that would theoretically improve urethral function. A rectus fascia sling would most naturally provide this support and warrants testing against the success of the PC sling. Using the Goh scoring criteria, Goh class 3 and 4 VVF's are the type most involving the urethra. Therefore, this group of patients is the target population for this study. As there is currently no standard of care for repairing large urethral defects, this procedural technique combined with otherwise standardized fistula repair would not introduce any foreseeable harm to patients.

Evaluate access to healthcare, comprehension of pre-operative counseling and post-operative goals of women treated for vesicovaginal fistula in Niger through use of a questionnaire.

Robot-assisted Vesico-Vaginal fistula (VVF) repair was described a few years ago as an alternative to the open approach to minimize the morbidity of this surgery. Very little series have reported the results of robotic VVF repair. The objective of this work was to evaluate the results of robotic VVF repair.