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SUBMITTER: Price DT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4766204 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Price David T DT Price Tina C TC
Journal of robotic surgery 20151211 1
We report the case of a 66 year old female with a supratrigonal vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) that developed after undergoing radical hysterectomy, chemotherapy and pelvic radiation therapy for advanced cervical cancer. VVF repairs in an irradiated field are known to be complicated procedures with significant morbidity and a high rate of failure due to the effect of radiation. Amniotic membranes have been demonstrated to improve healing rates in difficult to heal wounds. To decrease morbidity a mi ...[more]