The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 4 , Pages 1725-1731, April 2009

Genitourinary Fistula Experience in Sierra Leone: Review of 505 Cases

  • Alyona Lewis

      Affiliations

    • West Africa Fistula Foundation, Choithram Memorial Hospital at Hill Station, Freetown, Sierra Leone
    • Current address: 3621 Pottsboro Rd., No. 150, Denison, Texas 75020 (e-mail: www.westafricafistulafoundation.org).
    • ,
  • Melissa R. Kaufman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Christopher E. Wolter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Sharon E. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Darius Maggi

      Affiliations

    • West Africa Fistula Foundation, Choithram Memorial Hospital at Hill Station, Freetown, Sierra Leone
    • Current address: 3621 Pottsboro Rd., No. 150, Denison, Texas 75020 (e-mail: www.westafricafistulafoundation.org).
    • ,
  • Leesa Condry

      Affiliations

    • West Africa Fistula Foundation, Choithram Memorial Hospital at Hill Station, Freetown, Sierra Leone
    • Current address: 3621 Pottsboro Rd., No. 150, Denison, Texas 75020 (e-mail: www.westafricafistulafoundation.org).
    • ,
  • Roger R. Dmochowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Allergan, Astellas, Novartis, Pfizer and Watson.
    • ,
  • Joseph A. Smith Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-1302 Medical Center North, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765 (telephone: 615-322-0234; FAX: 615-322-8990)

Received 16 August 2008 published online 23 February 2009.

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 Study received approval from the directors of the fistula units.

PII: S0022-5347(08)03269-2

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2008.11.106

The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 4 , Pages 1725-1731, April 2009

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