Obstetric Fistula

Obstetric Fistula by Robert F. Zacharin.

Obstetric fistula is as old as mankind. While the incidence has diminished progressively with better health care in Western societies, the situation has changed little in many developing countries. Fistulae of pelvic organs, often monstrous defects, still are a major complication of child-birth caus...

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Main Author: Zacharin, Robert F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Gynecology .
Urology.
Surgery.
Plastic surgery.
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Table of Contents:
  • Historical Introduction
  • The Era Before James Marion Sims
  • James Marion Sims (1813–1883) and the First Fistula Hospital
  • The Post-Sims Era
  • Fistula Surgeons in the Modern Era
  • The Hamlins of Ethiopia and the Second Fistula Hospital
  • The Incidence, Etiology and Pathology of Obstetric Fistula
  • Incidence
  • Etiology
  • Pathology of Obstetric Fistula
  • Management of Urinary Fistulae
  • Clinical Features
  • Fistulae Involving the Urinary System—Clinical Groups
  • Surgical Correction
  • Principles of Vaginal Closure
  • Complications
  • Recto- Vaginal Fistula
  • Etiology
  • Clinical Features
  • Surgical Correction.

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