neonatal-medicine 2018
DOI: 10.35841/neonatal-medicine.2.2.27-30
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Post cesarean uterocutaneous fistula with successful repair and successful outcome: A case report

Abstract: Uterocutaneous fistula is a very rare complication of cesarean section. To the best of the knowledge of the researchers, this is second of such a case previously been reported in the researchers' environment. A 23-year-old Nigerian (black African) unmarried woman presented four years after cesarean section in a local hospital with one-year history of painful and bloody discharge during menstruation from a previous Pfannenstiel scar. A fistulous tract leading from the incision scar to the uterus was diagnosed. … Show more

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“…Commonly, uterine fistulae are known to occur between the uterus and the bowel or between the uterus and the urinary bladder due to postoperative injuries or infectious conditions. However, UFC is a rare entity [1,2] ; hence, its exact incidence is unknown because of this pathology's rarity. Indeed, only 20 cases were reported in the literature over the last decade.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Commonly, uterine fistulae are known to occur between the uterus and the bowel or between the uterus and the urinary bladder due to postoperative injuries or infectious conditions. However, UFC is a rare entity [1,2] ; hence, its exact incidence is unknown because of this pathology's rarity. Indeed, only 20 cases were reported in the literature over the last decade.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%