https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2023.305
Atypical presentation of vesicouterine fistula (Youssef’s syndrome) post-caesarean gossypiboma: a case report
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Accepted: 27 March 2023
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Vesicouterine fistula as described by Youssef manifests with amenorrhea, and cyclic haematuria (menouria) without urinary incontinence commonly following caesarean section. Other aetiologies have been reported for this disease. The post-caesarean section gossypiboma, a dual aetiology causing this condition is rare and can make its presentation atypical, thus posing a diagnostic dilemma. The clinical evaluation alone in the atypical presentation of the vesicouterine fistula is insufficient except complemented by imaging investigations and endoscopic examination of the related organs. We report a case of vesicouterine fistula that was managed initially as chronic pelvic inflammatory disease despite urinary incontinence until further evaluation including a transvaginal ultrasound scan and urethrocystoscopy raised an index of suspicion of a vesical mass suggestive of gossypiboma. The mass was confirmed to be a foreign body, an abdominal gauze pack, or gossypiboma. Its removal and repair of the vesicouterine fistula were associated with a satisfactory outcome.
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Khalid, A., Alhassan, A., Ejembi, J. O., & Abdulwahab-Ahmed, A. (2023). Atypical presentation of vesicouterine fistula (Youssef’s syndrome) post-caesarean gossypiboma: a case report. Urogynaecologia International Journal, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2023.305
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