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Title: Local anesthesia: An appropriate technology for simple fistula repair
Authors: Ojengbede, O.A.
Morhason-Bello, I.O.
Keywords: Developing countries
Lidocaine
Local anesthesia
Nigeria
Obstetric fistula
Vesico-vaginal fistula
Simple fistula
Issue Date: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Abstract: Objectives: To assess the efficacy of local infiltrative anesthesia with lidocaine hydrochloride in patients undergoing the surgical repair of a simple vesico-vaginal fistula. Methods: The study was carried out with 21 patients undergoing the repair of a simple midvaginal vesico-vaginal fistula. The patientsT perception of pain was evaluated intraoperatively. Results: Most patients indicated that the anesthetic agent provided adequate analgesia, and all fistulas were repaired successfully without postoperative complications. Conclusion: Repairing simple vesico-vaginal fistulas is feasible with a local infiltrative anesthetic
URI: http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8227
ISSN: 0020-7292
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