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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effectiveness of vaginal hysterectomy for benign conditions in semi-urban hospital: Report from Maroua-Cameroon
Tropical Doctor, Volume 39, No. 4, Year 2009
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Description
We assessed the effectiveness of vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine conditions in Northern Cameroon. This is a case series study of 29 elective vaginal hysterectomies carried out between February 2005 and June 2007 in Maroua, Cameroon. Hysterocele was found as the only or associated indication in 17 (58.6%) patients, symptomatic uterine fibroids in 4 (13.8%) and other indications in 8 (27.6%) patients. The mean duration of the operation was 132 minutes and the mean blood loss at surgery was 150 ml. Twenty-five of the 28 (89.3%) women had less than seven days of hospitalisation. There was a negative correlation (r = −0.45, P = 0.015) between duration of the surgery and the order of operation. One urinary tract and one wound infection were observed. Two patients had conversion to laparotomy. This study has shown that vaginal hysterectomy is a safe and feasible method of hysterectomy in a semi-urban hospital. © 2009, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tebeu, Pierre Marie
Cameroon, Yaounde
Ligue D'initiative et de Recherche Active Pour la Santé et L'education de la Femme Lirasef
Cameroon
Provincial Hospital
Fomulu, Joseph Nelson
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Nana Njotang, P.
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Petignat, P.
Switzerland, Geneva
University Hospital
Tcheliebou, J. M.
Cameroon
Provincial Hospital
Kouam, Luc
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Doh, Andersen Sama
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1258/td.2009.080327
ISSN:
00494755
e-ISSN:
17581133
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Female