• Niger Postgrad Med J · Dec 2014

    Case Reports

    Ureterovaginal fistula resulting from uterine dilatation and curettage for an incomplete abortion: a case report.

    • Ademola Alabi Popoola, Adegboyega A Fawole, Ismail Oseni, Olajide Abiola, O Asiwaju-Dada, and E A Adekanye.
    • Urology Division, Department of Surgery University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital GPO Box 4718, Ilorin, Nigeria.
    • Niger Postgrad Med J. 2014 Dec 1; 21 (4): 353-5.

    Aims And ObjectivesThis is to highlight the case of a multi-gravida who developed ureterovaginal urinary fistula following dilatation and curettage. It is necessary to document the possibility of this injury from the common procedure of D&C.Case ReportThis is an unusual occurrence of ureterovaginal fistula resulting from D&C for an incomplete abortion in a patient who had urinary incontinence for 16 years and carried three pregnancies to terms while this lasted. Uretero-neocystostomy achieved cure in this patient.ConclusionDilatation and curettage though a common procedure is subject to complications which may make life of the patient miserable especially in this sub region, therefore should be carried out by only trained and skilled hands.

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