%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiologic and Therapeutic Aspect of Urogenital Fistula Following Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgeries Repaired at the Nkwen Baptist Hospital
%A William Ako Takang
%A Mangoue Moubeariane Landry
%A Ngwa Tangang Ebogo Titus
%A Julius Sama Dohbit
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 427-443
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.133041
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Urogenital fistula is an abnormal communication between the urinary and
the</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">genital
systems. It may occur following vaginal deliveries or following pelvic
surgeries. Data</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">concerning
urogenital fistula post-surgery is limited and we have noticed in recent years
in Sub-Saharan Africa, an</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">increase</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">burden</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">of</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">iatrogenic</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">urogenital</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">fistula. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology, clinical profiles and
therapeutic</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">aspects
of</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">urogenital</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">fistula following obstetric
and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">gynaecologic</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> surgeries repaired</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">at</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Nkwen Baptist Hospital Bamenda. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials/Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was a longitudinal</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">descriptive
study with a retrospective
%K Urogenital Fistula
%K Obstetric Surgery
%K Gynecologic Surgery
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123715