VESICOVAGINAL AND VESICOCUTANEOUS FISTULAS - TRANSURETHRAL SUTURE CYSTORRHAPHY AS A NEW CLOSURE TECHNIQUE

Purpose: We assessed the usefulness of endoscopic treatment of vesical fistulas. Materials and Methods: Two bladder fistula patients underwe nt transurethral surgery in an attempt to close the fistula. Results: Both patients were cured of the fistula, without undergoing an open pr ocedure. Conclusions: Cystoscopically assisted suture closure of vesic al fistulas can be a successful procedure in selected patients. Nontra ditional instrumentation and technique allowed for transurethral closu re of these fistulas.