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The patient presented 22\u00a0years later with persistent hematuria. She underwent a uterus-sparing, robot-assisted repair via excision of the fistula tract. The uterus and bladder were closed in multiple layers with omental interposition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The patient tolerated the  procedure well. A follow-up cystography confirmed the absence of defects or fistula recurrence. She has remained asymptomatic since the surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our video demonstrates the feasibility of vesicouterine fistula repair with uterine preservation using an exclusively robot-assisted transperitoneal approach with omental interposition, yielding excellent results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00192-025-06304-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]],"date-time":"2025-10-08T12:10:18Z","timestamp":1759925418000},"page":"2543-2544","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Robot-Assisted Uterus-Sparing Repair of a Vesicouterine Fistula 26 Years After Cesarean Section: A Case Report and Review of Surgical Techniques"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6058-2004","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fabien","family":"Romito","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chahin","family":"Achtari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"6304_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"335","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1024443822378","volume":"34","author":"AB Porcaro","year":"2002","unstructured":"Porcaro AB, Zicari M, Zecchini Antoniolli S, Pianon R, Monaco C, Migliorini F, et al. 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