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Vesicocutaneous Fistula

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Abstract

Vesicocutaneous fistula is the abnormal communication between the bladder and any part of the skin with the consequent leakage of urine. Its formation is associated with many different causes and there is no formal classification for its study. There are many situations where a VCF can form, congenital, acquired or iatrogenic because of pre-existing perivesical inflammatory processes. The clinical presentation is characterized by urine output through a skin sinus. The best diagnostic imaging procedure resource is computed tomograhy cystography and the management of VCF rely on multiple factors and etiologies such as inflammatory disorders, associated illness and injury and the general condition of the patient. The treatment must be individualized in each case.

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Abbreviations

CT:

Computed tomography

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PBS:

Prune Belly syndrome

VCF:

Vesicocutaneous fistula

VCUG:

Voiding Cystourethrogram

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  1. Grupo Médico UMANO, Hospital CIMA, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    Ariel Vázquez Gálvez, Alberto Blas Reina & Francisco Enrique García Martínez

  2. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    Thelma Olivia Figueroa Sánchez

  3. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico

    Juan Arriaga

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Vázquez Gálvez, A., Blas Reina, A., García Martínez, F.E., Figueroa Sánchez, T.O., Arriaga, J. (2022). Vesicocutaneous Fistula. In: Sotelo, R., Polotti, C.F., Arriaga, J. (eds) Urinary Fistula. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15317-4_7

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