Sixteen cases of vesicovaginal fistulae (including 14 urethrovaginal fistul
ae), were treated vaginally using Martius' procedure. The autors describe t
he technique for the interposition of a labial fat pad, between the bladder
and the vagina. The results are good. Thirteen patients have been cured. I
n one case a second was necessary using Guittes technique. There was two fa
ilures. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.