• M A Binstock, N Semrad, L Dubow, and W Watring.
• Regional Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Pelvic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
• Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Nov 1; 76 (5 Pt 2): 918-21.

AbstractA case is presented of vesicovaginal-ureterovaginal fistulas associated with a neglected vaginal foreign body. The patient complained of a foul-smelling vaginal discharge and was found to have a 4-cm hard vaginal mass on examination. Urinary incontinence developed subsequently. Examination under anesthesia was performed, and an aerosol deodorant cap was operatively removed from her posterior vagina/perirectal space. Subsequent work-up demonstrated the presence of both a vesicovaginal fistula and a right ureterovaginal fistula. The patient underwent a combined vaginal repair of the vesicovaginal fistula and abdominal ureteroneocystostomy. The frequency, types, etiology, and treatment of genitourinary fistulas are reviewed with particular attention to those associated with a vaginal foreign body.

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