Publications by authors named "John Kasereka Muteke"
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
Psychosocial impact of surgical complications and the coping mechanisms among surgeons in Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
PLOS Glob Public Health
April 2024
We aimed to assess the psychosocial impact from postoperative complications on the surgical workforce and the coping mechanisms they use following these complications in Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This was a cross-sectional multi-center study conducted from first February 2022 to 31st March 2022 in the preselected main teaching hospitals of Uganda and Eastern DRC. We surveyed the surgical workforce (practicing surgeons, Obstetrician-Gynecologists, and residents in surgery/ Obstetrics-Gynecology) who had experienced postoperative complications in their career.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: A urethral prolapse is a rare condition occurring most likely in prepubertal girls and post-menopausal women. The cause of this condition is not well known but an under-laying low level of estrogen is thought to have a role.
Case Presentation: This is an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with urethral prolapse, who was successfully managed by excision of the prolapsed urethral mucosa circumferentially.