Esther Chin, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle. This report summarizes the final practicum project “Chronic schistosomiasis infection and obstetric fistula repair outcomes in Lubango, Angola : A retrospective chart review.”
This retrospective chart review aimed to assess the correlation between chronic schistosomiasis infection, determined by bladder biopsies, and vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair outcomes at an urban hospital in Angola. Other objectives were to quantify the prevalence of chronic schistosomiasis among patients with VVF and to assess agreement between pelvic x-rays and bladder biopsies for chronic schistosomiasis diagnosis.
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