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Successful pregnancy and delivery following surgical treatment of postmyomectomy uterocutaneous fistula

Yesiladali, M; Saridogan, E; Saridogan, E; (2019) Successful pregnancy and delivery following surgical treatment of postmyomectomy uterocutaneous fistula. BMJ Case Rep , 12 (12) , Article e231594. 10.1136/bcr-2019-231594. Green open access

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Abstract

Uterocutaneous fistula is an extremely rare clinical condition that may be caused by postoperative or postpartum complications, such as infection or inflammation. Although fibroids and myomectomy are common clinical entities among women of reproductive age, there are very few postmyomectomy uterocutaneous fistula cases in the literature. This article presents the first reported case of a succesful pregnancy and live birth following treatment of a postmyomectomy uterocutaneous fistula. After laparoscopic adhesiolysis, a minilaparotomy was performed to excise the fistula tract completely from both the abdominal wall and the uterus. The uterine wall defect was repaired in multiple layers. The patient had a good recovery after surgery, and the uterocutaneous fistula resolved completely. Due to obliteration of both tubal ostia, the patient was referred for in vitro fertilisation treatment. She conceived after the third frozen embryo transfer procedure and gave birth to a 4.4 kg baby at full term by caesarean section.

Type: Article
Title: Successful pregnancy and delivery following surgical treatment of postmyomectomy uterocutaneous fistula
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231594
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231594
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Reproductive Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10109506
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