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Local anesthesia: An appropriate technology for simple fistula repair
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...
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| 001 | oai:repository.ui.edu.ng:123456789/8227 | ||
| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Ojengbede, O.A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Morhason-Bello, I.O. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2007 | ||
| 520 | |a 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 | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 0020-7292 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_ojengbede_local_2007 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 99, Pp. 75 – 78 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8227 | |
| 653 | |a Developing countries | ||
| 653 | |a Lidocaine | ||
| 653 | |a Local anesthesia | ||
| 653 | |a Nigeria | ||
| 653 | |a Obstetric fistula | ||
| 653 | |a Vesico-vaginal fistula | ||
| 653 | |a Simple fistula | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Local anesthesia: An appropriate technology for simple fistula repair |