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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Quality care in vesico-vaginal obstetric fistula: Case series report from the regional hospital of Maroua-Cameroon
Pan African Medical Journal, Volume 5, Year 2010
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The World Health Organization (WHO) proposes a successful closure rate for first repair of vesico-vaginal obstetric fistula to be at 85% in each facility, with the continence achievement among the closed cases at 90%. We are reporting the vesico-vaginal obstetric fistula outcome at the provincial hospital of Maroua-Cameroon from 2005 to August 2007. Among the overall 32 patients with vesico-vaginal fistula operated, 25 patients were at their first operation. The complete closure of vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) was 23/25 (92%) and among the 23 patients with complete closure 17(74%) had good continence. When we consider only the 25 patients who were at their first operation, the overall closure of VVF was 23/25 (92%) and among them 17/23 (74%) were continent. Large lesion, bladder neck lesions, vaginal adherence and rigid margin are associated with failure/incontinence. These factors must be taken into consideration when preparing patients for surgery or when assigning them to a surgeon within the surgical team. © Pierre Marie Tebeu et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tebeu, Pierre Marie
Cameroon
Ligue D’initiative et de Recherche Active Pour la Santé et L’education de la Femme (lirasef
Cameroon
Provincial Hospital
Cameroon
University Hospitals
Fomulu, Joseph Nelson
Cameroon
University Hospitals
Mbassi, Achille Aurelien
Cameroon
Provincial Hospital
Tcheliebou, J. M.
Cameroon
Provincial Hospital
Doh, Andersen Sama
Cameroon
University Hospitals
Rochat, Charles Henry
Switzerland, Geneva
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4314/pamj.v5i1.56192
e-ISSN:
19378688
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Cameroon