Repair of vesico-vaginal fistula absorbable versus non absorbable suture

ABSTRACT

In the repair of Vesico-Vaginal fistula absorbable and non-absorbable suture material has been compared in 38 cases after random selection during 3 year period ending January, 1988. Absorbable suture [catgut 00] was used in 19 cases and non-absorbable suture [prolene 00] in other 19 cases; all other factors being identical in both the groups. There were four failures in the first group [success rate 78%] and one failure in the second group [success rate 95%]. The purpose of the study was to establish the effectiveness of non-absorbable suture material in VVF repair due to the fact that it causes less tissue reaction and better wound healing. There have been no comparable studies