The importance of medical and nursing care of the open prostatectomy-related vesico-cutaneous fistula

Abstract

Obstruction of the Foley catheter following open prostatectomy occurs frequently and can lead to the development of vesiculo-cutaneous fistula unless recognized and managed effectively. Vesico-cutaneous fistula reduces the patient's quality of life and increases overall health care costs. In this case report, we explore how ineffective medical and nursing care could lead to the development of vesico-cutaneous fistula and outline what good medical and nursing care should consist of in order to prevent this condition. As far as we know, there is no case report of open prostatectomy-related vesico-cutaneous fistula in the literature to date. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. and BAUN