@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Alexandra E. Rogers, David D. Thiel, Theodore E. Brisson, Steven P. Petrou},
TITLE = {Robotic assisted laparoscopic repair of vesico-vaginal fstula: the extravesical approach},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {19},
YEAR = {2012},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {6474--6476},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v19n5/61683},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Theoptimalmethodofvesico-vaginalfstula(VVF)repair remains undetermined.  Almost all previous descriptions of laparoscopic/robotic fstula repair involve utilizing a vertical cystotomy to identify the fsula.  Avoidance of an intravesical approach to vesico-vaginal fstula repair may decrease patient morbidity. Patient selection, patient positioning, fstula recognition, port placement, intra-operative dissection techniques, flap formation, and repair are outlined in this video of robotic repair of vesico-vaginal fstula utilizing an extravesical approach. The extravesical robotic repair has been successfully utilized in two patients with VVF following hysterectomy. This manuscript and video demonstrates that vesico-vaginal fstulae can be repaired with a robotic assisted extravesical approach avoiding the morbidity of a large cystotomy.},
DOI = {}
}