Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Evaluation and management of obstetric genital fistulas treated at a pelvic floor centre in Germany
Type of obstetric fistula | Number of fistulas | Age at time of fistula diagnosis (years) | Parity | Fistula size (mm) | Mode of delivery leading to fistula formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GUF | 11 | 26—66 (average 36.18) | Primiparaous | Multiparaous | 3 – 40 | Spontaneous delivery | Forceps assisted delivery | Cesarean section | ||
2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
RVF | 29 | 21 – 38 (average 29.27) | Primi- paraous | First vaginal delivery | Multi- paraous | One to three previous vaginal deliveries | 2 – 40 | Spontaneous delivery | Forceps assisted delivery | Vacuum assisted delivery |
24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 7 | ||||