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Urethrovaginal fistula

MedGen UID:
124348
Concept ID:
C0269133
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Urethrovaginal fistulae
SNOMED CT: Urethral fistula to vagina (50477003); UVF - Urethrovaginal fistula (50477003); Urethrovaginal fistula (50477003)
 
HPO: HP:0008716

Definition

The presence of a fistula between the vagina and the urethra. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUrethrovaginal fistula

Conditions with this feature

Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
MedGen UID:
59798
Concept ID:
C0175692
Disease or Syndrome
Johanson-Blizzard syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by poor growth, mental retardation, and variable dysmorphic features, including aplasia or hypoplasia of the nasal alae, abnormal hair patterns or scalp defects, and oligodontia. Other features include hypothyroidism, sensorineural hearing loss, imperforate anus, and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (summary by Al-Dosari et al., 2008).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Vikram S, Om Kumar Y, Arjun Singh S, Mahendra S, Deepak Prakash B, Shashank T, Priyank B, Rahul J, Shivcharan N, Gautam Ram C
Urologia 2024 May;91(2):243-248. Epub 2024 Mar 18 doi: 10.1177/03915603241238597. PMID: 38497528
Krakowsky Y, Shah G, Nguyen AV, Kavanagh AG, Potter E, Remondini T, Goldsher YW, Millman A
BJU Int 2024 Feb;133(2):124-131. Epub 2023 Dec 14 doi: 10.1111/bju.16249. PMID: 38060336
Wang AC, Wang CR
J Reprod Med 2000 May;45(5):377-82. PMID: 10845169

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kamceva M, Strickland J, Gatti J, Grimstad FW
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2024 Dec;37(6):602-607. Epub 2024 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2024.08.008. PMID: 39187118
Vikram S, Om Kumar Y, Arjun Singh S, Mahendra S, Deepak Prakash B, Shashank T, Priyank B, Rahul J, Shivcharan N, Gautam Ram C
Urologia 2024 May;91(2):243-248. Epub 2024 Mar 18 doi: 10.1177/03915603241238597. PMID: 38497528
Galvez C, Raymo A, Ransford A, Quezada-Pinedo HG, Nassau DE, Castellan M, Labbie AS, Alam A, Gosalbez R
Urol Pract 2024 Mar;11(2):439-446. Epub 2023 Dec 28 doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000519. PMID: 38154038
Thompson JC, Halder GE, Jeppson PC, Alas A, Balgobin S, Dieter AA, Houlihan S, Miranne J, Sleemi A, Balk EM, Mama S, Meriwether KV, Antosh DD
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Feb 1;143(2):229-241. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005468. PMID: 38033311
Sharma S, Gupta DK
Pediatr Surg Int 2019 Feb;35(2):263-269. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00383-018-4407-1. PMID: 30377758

Diagnosis

Greenwell TJ, Spilotros M
Nat Rev Urol 2015 Dec;12(12):671-80. Epub 2015 Oct 13 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2015.230. PMID: 26458752
A L Dakhil LO
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;20(5):293-4. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000054. PMID: 25181381
Martínez Escoriza JC, Palacios Marqués AM, López Fernández JA, Feliu Rey E, Martín Medina P, Herráiz Romero I, Delgado García S, Oliva García AB, Oliver Sánchez C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014 Apr;175:38-48. Epub 2014 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.01.023. PMID: 24560718
Pushkar DY, Sumerova NM, Kasyan GR
Curr Opin Urol 2008 Jul;18(4):389-94. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3282feedd4. PMID: 18520760
Biswas A, Bal R, Alauddin M, Saha S, Kundu MK, Mondal P
J Indian Med Assoc 2007 Mar;105(3):123-6. PMID: 17824462

Therapy

Smith A, Burton L, Mama S
Int Urogynecol J 2024 Jun;35(6):1327-1329. Epub 2024 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05787-3. PMID: 38733381Free PMC Article
Thompson JC, Halder GE, Jeppson PC, Alas A, Balgobin S, Dieter AA, Houlihan S, Miranne J, Sleemi A, Balk EM, Mama S, Meriwether KV, Antosh DD
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Feb 1;143(2):229-241. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005468. PMID: 38033311
A L Dakhil LO
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;20(5):293-4. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000054. PMID: 25181381
Thrumurthy SG, Hill SR, Islam S
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2010 Jul;71(7):414. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.7.49005. PMID: 20631662
Biswas A, Bal R, Alauddin M, Saha S, Kundu MK, Mondal P
J Indian Med Assoc 2007 Mar;105(3):123-6. PMID: 17824462

Prognosis

Lee D, Zimmern PE
World J Urol 2016 Feb;34(2):291-6. Epub 2015 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-015-1601-9. PMID: 26049863
Milose JC, Sharp KM, He C, Stoffel J, Clemens JQ, Cameron AP
J Urol 2015 Mar;193(3):916-20. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.09.038. PMID: 25245488
Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Peña A
J Pediatr Surg 2011 Jun;46(6):1250-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.064. PMID: 21683231
Biswas A, Bal R, Alauddin M, Saha S, Kundu MK, Mondal P
J Indian Med Assoc 2007 Mar;105(3):123-6. PMID: 17824462
Fall M
J Am Coll Surg 1995 Feb;180(2):150-6. PMID: 7850047

Clinical prediction guides

Thompson JC, Halder GE, Jeppson PC, Alas A, Balgobin S, Dieter AA, Houlihan S, Miranne J, Sleemi A, Balk EM, Mama S, Meriwether KV, Antosh DD
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Feb 1;143(2):229-241. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005468. PMID: 38033311
Milani R, D'Alessandro G, Barba M, Cola A, Volontè S, Frigerio M
Int Urogynecol J 2021 Jul;32(7):1941-1943. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04819-6. PMID: 33950308
Wei D, Xie Y, Niu X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Nov;98(47):e18003. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018003. PMID: 31764813Free PMC Article
Lee D, Zimmern PE
World J Urol 2016 Feb;34(2):291-6. Epub 2015 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-015-1601-9. PMID: 26049863
A L Dakhil LO
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;20(5):293-4. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000054. PMID: 25181381

Recent systematic reviews

Thompson JC, Halder GE, Jeppson PC, Alas A, Balgobin S, Dieter AA, Houlihan S, Miranne J, Sleemi A, Balk EM, Mama S, Meriwether KV, Antosh DD
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Feb 1;143(2):229-241. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005468. PMID: 38033311

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