Genitourinary Fistulae Experience in a University Teaching Hospital: A South-South Nigeria Perspective

Results: Among the 67 patients treated surgically, 75% were aged between 18 and 36 years; 46 (44.2%) had vaginal repairs while 21 (20.1%) had abdominal repairs. The fistulas were caused majorly by prolonged obstructed labour (72.4%) with only 6 non obstetric causes. 37 of these patients are yet to be repaired after an initial examination under anaesthesia that was performed for every patient. These admissions do not represent or reflect the incidence of genitourinary fistulas in this centre. These characteristics provide data towards the development of an obstetric fistula prevention program in Rivers State as one presently does not exist.