Although approximately 2 million women suffer from an obstetric fistula, the surgical
literature is sparse. This review examines the evidence published to date. The most relevant …

Background A female genital fistula is an abnormal connection between a woman's
reproductive tract and her urinary tract or rectum. While numerous studies have aimed to …

Background Obstetric fistula repair failure is a combination of unsuccessful fistula closure
and/or incontinence following a successful closure. It causes a burden on both the patients …

Objective We sought to document outcomes and factors associated with surgical success in
hospitals supported by the Fistula Care Plus Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo …

Background Female genital fistula is a devastating maternal complication of delivery in
developing countries. We sought to analyse the incidence and proportion of fistula …

Background Obstetric fistula is a serious and debilitating problem resulting from tissue
necrosis on the reproductive and urinary and/or lower gastrointestinal tract organs due to …

Background Obstetric fistula repair failure can result in increased depression, social
isolation, financial burden for the woman, and fistula care programs. However, there is …

Background: Globally, preventionand repair of obstetric fistula remains a challenge, Ethiopia
is one of the high-burden countries that constitute to the high fistula belt in the world …

Background There is dearth of data regarding the treatment-seeking practice of women
living with vaginal fistula. The paper describes the health-seeking behaviour of fistula cases …

Abstract Introduction and hypothesis In Sub-Saharan Africa, obstetric fistulas are a health
crisis of extensive proportions. Although risk factors for failure are described, little data exist …