What Researchers Did
Researchers treated a patient with severe radiation cystitis and a vesicocutaneous fistula, resistant to conventional therapy, with hyperbaric oxygen.
What They Found
The vesicocutaneous fistula healed, and the patient's symptoms of radiation cystitis did not recur for over one and a half years following hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
The primary limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, which restricts the generalizability of its findings.