Reconstructive urologist from Africa discusses obstetrical fistula repair and its social stigma

Igor Vaz, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Igor Vaz, MD (photo by Jim Howe)
Dmitriy Nikolavsky, MD Dmitriy Nikolavsky, MD (photo by Jim Howe)
(photo by Jim Howe) Pregnant women who go through prolonged labor
without assistance are in danger of developing an obstetrical
fistula, in which a hole forms between the bladder and vagina or
the rectum and vagina. This can be corrected through reconstructive
surgery. Igor Vaz, MD, the founder of Pregnant women who go through
prolonged labor without assistance are in danger of developing an
obstetrical fistula, in which a hole forms between the bladder and
vagina or the rectum and vagina. This can be corrected through
reconstructive surgery. Igor Vaz, MD, the founder of Focus Fistula
Mozambique Focus Fistula Mozambique, traveled from Africa to speak
at Upstate about his efforts to prevent and treat fistulas. In this
interview, he describes the medical issues and social stigmas
involved and prevention and education efforts. Accompanying him in
the interview is urologist, traveled from Africa to speak at
Upstate about his efforts to prevent and treat fistulas. In this
interview, he describes the medical issues and social stigmas
involved and prevention and education efforts. Accompanying him in
the interview is urologist Dmitriy Nikolavsky, MD Dmitriy
Nikolavsky, MD, the director of reconstructive urology at Upstate.,
the director of reconstructive urology at Upstate.