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International Urogynecology Journal
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal 9/2016

01-09-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Trends in the aetiology of urogenital fistula: a case of “retrogressive evolution”?

Author: Ahmed Al-Badr

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 9/2016

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Excerpt

I read with interest the article by Hilton [1], which sheds light on changes in the aetiology of urogenital fistulae, and states: “It has long been held as conventional wisdom that urogenital fistulae in low-income and middle-income countries are almost exclusively of obstetric aetiology, related to prolonged neglected obstructed labour, whereas those seen in high-income countries are largely iatrogenic in nature”. Then: “a growing perception amongst those working in the field that an increasing proportion of urogenital fistulae in low-income and middle-income countries may be iatrogenic, resulting from caesarean section”. …
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Perveen K, Al-Shaikh G, Al-Moazin M, Ross S, Al-Badr A (2013) Urogenital fistula in a Saudi Arabian referral center. Arch Gynecol Obstet 287(2):261–265CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Trends in the aetiology of urogenital fistula: a case of “retrogressive evolution”?
Author
Ahmed Al-Badr
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-016-3078-5

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