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Vesicouterine fistula--a review.

Tancer Ml
- 01 Dec 1986 - 
- Vol. 41, Iss: 12, pp 743-753
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TLDR
Vesicouterine fistula, while not common, is no longer rare, it occurs most often after low segment cesarean section and the major symptom is cyclic hematuria (menouria).
Abstract
Ninety-two cases of vesicouterine fistula reported in the world literature since 1908 are reviewed. The lesion was rarely seen before 1947. It usually followed a vaginal operative delivery and the usual complaint was total urinary incontinence. Diagnosis was most often made indirectly by seeing urin

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