
1. Abstract
1.1. Objective
To study feasibility , efficacy and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic vesicovaginal repair with barbed, resorbable 3-0 V-Loc 90 sutures.
1.2. Methods
Patients presented with vesicovaginal fistula and failed with more than 3 weeks of bladder drainage using a foley catheter are selected for study. The cases where the fistula can be approached via vaginal route adequately without episiotomy or moderate to heavy traction, recurrent cases, complex fistulas , post radiation and malignant fistula are excluded from this study.