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http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8227| 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 |
| Appears in Collections: | scholarly works |
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