Assessing quality of life in obstetric fistula patients: Validation of the urogenital distress inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) in Lingala and Kikongo in DR Congo.

Aims: The Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) are both well-known. In obstetric fistula (OF) repair outcome is usually assessed by the surgical team. The patient perspective is often neglected.

Predictors of Recurrence and Successful Treatment Following Obstetric Fistula Surgery.

Objective: To determine factors contributing to recurrence and successful treatment of obstetric fistula (OF).

Materials And Methods: Data were collected from OF patients in Saint Luc Hospital Kisantu (DR of Congo) between 2007 and 2013. Patients underwent surgical treatment and were evaluated after a follow-up period of 3 months.

Obstetric fistula in a district hospital in DR Congo: Fistula still occur despite access to caesarean section.

Objective: To study the profile of classification, etiology, and the relation between initial classification, and the results of vesicovaginal fistula surgery in a district hospital in DR Congo.

Methods: This study was based on the analysis of all consecutive patients being treated for VVF in Kisantu between November 2006 and November 2012. The fistula was classified according to the classification of Waaldijk.