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. 2014 Oct 15;25:1707. doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2531-6

Erratum to: Iatrogenic genitourinary fistula: an 18-year retrospective review of 805 injuries

Thomas J I P Raassen 1, Carrie J Ngongo 2,, Marietta M Mahendeka 3
PMCID: PMC4713984

Erratum to: Int Urogynecol J

DOI 10.1007/s00192-014-2445-3

The version of Table 2 in the original publication was potentially misleading. The corrected table is presented here.

Type of fistulaa
Procedure causing iatrogenic fistula Vesico-cervico-vaginal fistula Vault fistula Ureteric injury Total (100 %)
Obstetric procedures
 Cesarean section 324 (70.1 %) 0 (0 %) 138 (29.9 %) 462
 Repair of ruptured uterus 9 (36.0 %) 0 (0 %) 16 (64.0 %) 25
 Hysterectomy for ruptured uterus 16 (10.0 %) 86 (54.1 %) 57 (35.8 %) 159
Gynecological procedures
 Gynecological hysterectomy 1 (0.6 %) 95 (60.1 %) 62 (39.2 %) 158
 Other 1 (100.0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 1
Total 351 181 273 805

aVesico-cervico-vaginal fistulas and vault fistulas correspond to Waaldijk type I, and ureteric injury fistulas to Waaldijk type III

Footnotes

The online version of the original article can be found at 10.1007/s00192-014-2445-3.

Contributor Information

Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Email: thomasraassen@gmail.com

Carrie J. Ngongo, Email: cngongo@gmail.com


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