Mainz II urinary diversion in low-resource settings: patient outcomes in women with irreparable fistula in MalawiAJOG MFM at a Glance

• Main Authors: Tulsi D. Patel, MD (Author), Ennet B. Chipungu, MBBS (Author), Jennifer M. Draganchuk, MD (Author), Chisomo Chalamanda, DCM (Author), Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Obstructed labor leading to a vesicovaginal fistula remains a devastating outcome of childbirth in low-resource countries. Women with an irreparable vesicovaginal fistula may be candidates for a urinary diversion, such as the Mainz II modified ureterosigmoidostomy procedure. Previous rev...