Publications by authors named "Eugenie M Kamabu"
Purpose: This study sought to delineate the clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics during multiple myeloma (MM) diagnosis, outline the treatment modalities administered, and ascertain the survival rates among patients with MM over a comprehensive 5-year span in Tanzania.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study investigated patients diagnosed with MM at the Cancer Care Clinic, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, between January 2017 and June 2022. Demographic data, clinical profiles, and survival outcomes were collected.
Obstetric vesico-uterine fistula in nine reference hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects.
BMC Womens Health
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- The rise in cesarean section rates has raised concerns about obstetric vesico-uterine fistula (OVUF) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warranting a study to analyze its epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment outcomes.
- This descriptive study, conducted from January 2017 to December 2022, included 1,267 patients with obstetric fistulas, of which 355 (28.0%) were identified as OVUF, predominantly affecting younger women from rural areas with low educational attainment.
- Key findings revealed that all OVUF cases were caused by cesarean deliveries, with a significant number of patients experiencing longer durations before repair, and most fistulas being solitary
Access to High Quality Surgical Repair Services is a Fundamental Right of Patients with Obstetric Fistulas: A Study on Quality of Life Data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Int J Womens Health
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated the quality of life (QoL) of obstetric fistula (OF) patients before and after surgical repair using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The study involved 158 patients, revealing a significant improvement in QoL across various domains (physical, social, psychological, and environmental) after surgery, with notable changes in mean scores (e.g., physical QoL improved from 28.37 to 66.32, p<0.001).
- The findings indicate that successful surgical repair of OF not only alleviates the physical and psychological effects of the condition but also enhances overall patient wellbeing, underscoring the need for accessible, quality surgical services
Introduction: Surgical repair of obstetric fistula aims to restore the anatomical and functional integrity of the urinary tract, enabling affected women to regain their dignity and quality of life. However, such repairs can end in a failure. The aim of this study is to develop a predictive score to identify factors influencing failure of surgical repair of obstetric vesico-vaginal fistula (FSROVVF) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- The study focuses on obstetric fistula repair surgery, aiming to restore the urinary tract and improve the quality of life for affected women, but acknowledges that about 25% of surgeries fail.
- Researchers analyzed data from 358 patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and identified six key predictive factors for surgical failure, including the use of certain vaginal products and the size of the fistula.
- A scoring system was developed to assess the risk of failure, with lower scores indicating low risk and higher scores indicating high risk, achieving high accuracy in predicting outcomes based on various clinical factors.
Objective: Our aim is to describe the epidemiological, anatomoclinical and therapeutic profile of obstetric fistula (OF) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Methodology: This was a descriptive retrospective study that collected 1416 obstetric fistulas in 1267 patients in seven provinces of the DRC, treated between January 2017 and December 2022. The variables studied were epidemiological, anatomoclinical and therapeutic.
Unlabelled: Thymomas present either concurrently with myasthenia gravis, with local pressure symptoms, or asymptomatically as a mediastinal mass. Due to its variable presentation, the incidence is low, as not all cases would be identified. Thymomas can present with a rare entity of combined T-cell and B-cell immunodeficiency in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Abdominal pregnancies have been reported in both high-income countries as well as low- and middle-income countries. They are frequently missed in routine antenatal care in resource-limited settings and delayed diagnosis is usually associated with poor fetal and maternal outcomes including death. This case report is among the first from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a post-conflict region.
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