[Common history and prospects in surgical gynecology of the Charité and the Vienna University Clinic].

In a review, the historical connections between the medical centers of the University of Berlin (Charité) and the University of Vienna are described. The present status is reported and several suggestions for a further development are given.

The management in ovarian cancer at the First Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna.

The evolution in the management of ovarian cancer at the First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Vienna University is reviewed. The improvement in radical surgery and a more rational application of adjuvant treatment modalities produced a relative improvement in 5 year survival in the last period under review.

Surgical management of vesicovaginal fistulas according to Chassar Moir's method.

Aside from the more common perioperative and postoperative dysfunctions of micturition, urogenital fistulas represent the most frequent complication encountered after surgical gynecologic interventions. Vesicovaginal fistulas are the most common communication between efferent urinary passages and the genital tract. From 1967 to 1987, 42 women had a vesicovaginal fistula develop after abdominal or vaginal operations and underwent another operation.