Treatment of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula by General Practitioners trained in Fistula Repair owing to a lack of surgeons in rural areas in Burundi

Abstract

Our objective was to assess the contribution of general practitioners trained in fistula repair in Burundi. We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study, collecting 70 cases from June 2020 to May 2021 at Gitega Regional Hospital, 47.1% being under 30 years old, 77.1% of whose fistulae were successfully repaired with lasting continence regained within six months. This demonstrates that training of general practitioners in vesico-vaginal fistula repair has filled a gap resulting from the lack of surgeons in Burundi.

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Vesico-vaginal fistula fistula repair general practitioners Burundi

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