O A Ojengbede1, I O Morhason-Bello. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. ladosu2002@yahoo.co.uk
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.
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.