Neoplastic Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF) secondary to bladder cancer: a rare entity

Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF) secondary to bladder cancer is extremely rare. We report the case of a 54-year old post-menopausal patient with neoplasic Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF), without any surgical antecedents or recent obstetric trauma. Biopsy of the edges of the fistula confirmed urothelial ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pan African medical journal 2016, Vol.25, p.59-59
Hauptverfasser: Bagayogo, Tidiani, Jakhal, Nabil, Slaoui, Amine, Ziouziou, Imad, Karmouni, Tariq, El Khader, Khalid, Koutani, Abdelatif, Andaloussi, AhmedI Bn Attya
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Zusammenfassung:Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF) secondary to bladder cancer is extremely rare. We report the case of a 54-year old post-menopausal patient with neoplasic Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF), without any surgical antecedents or recent obstetric trauma. Biopsy of the edges of the fistula confirmed urothelial carcinoma. In light of this observation, we here discuss VVF etiological forms and their different therapeutic strategies.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2016.25.59.9969