A vesicovaginal fistula, among other devastating sequelae, is a complication that can arise from obstetric trauma such as prolonged obstructed labor patterns. These are rarely seen as obstetric-related complications in well-developed countries. They are thought to arise from direct ischemic injury that can occur between the fetal head and the adjacent tissues.
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. arielle-allen@ouhsc.edu
