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. 2007 Nov:99 Suppl 1:S75-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.013. Epub 2007 Aug 28.

Local anesthesia: an appropriate technology for simple fistula repair

O A Ojengbede  1 , I O Morhason-Bello
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Local anesthesia: an appropriate technology for simple fistula repair

O A Ojengbede et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Nov.

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 patients' 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.

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