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Vesico-vaginal fistula repair as a day case: is it a worthy venture?

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Two vesico-vaginal fistula patients who were successfully managed with outpatient care as an alternative approach, to ensure early access to care and integration into their family. The two patients had simple uncomplicated mid-vagina fistulae surgically repaired with local infiltrative anaesthesia. We suggest some selection criteria and clinical guidelines that can facilitate successful treatment by this choice of care.

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  1. Urogynaecology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine/University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

    O. A. Ojengbede & I. O. Morhason-Bello

  2. Centre for Population and Reproductive Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

    O. A. Ojengbede

  3. Urogynaecology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine/University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    I. O. Morhason-Bello

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Ojengbede, O.A., Morhason-Bello, I.O. Vesico-vaginal fistula repair as a day case: is it a worthy venture?. Int Urogynecol J 24, 1611–1614 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2122-y

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