New procedure for robotic repair of vesicovaginal fistula- Malaysia

Robotic repair of vesicovaginal fistula: Case series of five patients
from Department of Urology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Source: Science Direct
Original Article: Urology


I have done several different types of operations in the pelvis including removing ureters, bladders, parts of bladders, and reimplanting ureters.
Ive thought about doing this operation robotically, but our practice hasn’t found a good candidate for this fairly uncommon operation.
This article points out the expanding use of the da Vinci system, as well as describing a technique for its repair.