Urinary Incontinence in the Developing World: The Obstetric Fistula
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Obstetric fistula is a devastating problem known to mankind from time immemorial [1]. It is an abnormal opening into the vagina leading to continuous involuntary leakage of urine and/or faeces following childbirth. The commonest type is vesicovaginal fistula. Other variants include rectovaginal fistula, urethrovaginal fistula, ureterovaginal fistula and vesicouterine fistula. It is a complicati...
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تاریخ انتشار 2002