In the U.S., literature reports the time to dialysis with surgical fistula averages 135 days, but in the new study from Jeffrey Hull, MD, the Ellipsys endoAVF System reduced the average time from ...

Often patients who are immunocompromised or have disseminated disease require further surgery such as pulmonary resection or bone debridement. [7] In this particular case excision of the fistula ...

Patients with suspected colovesical fistula often undergo a series of expensive diagnostic tests and procedures, each of which have limitations. No consensus exists on the best approach to diagnosis.

Secondary aortoenteric fistula (SAF) is an uncommon but very important complication of abdominal aortic reconstruction. The complication often occurs months to years after aortic surgery.

The infection and resulting fistula create a continuous channel that can be both uncomfortable and concerning. Treatment ...

The 21-year-old campaign represents a global commitment to fistula prevention and holistic treatment, including surgical repair and social reintegration and rehabilitation. Despite progress ...

Idris made the call in an interview with Newsmen on the challenges of free Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) surgery on Sunday in Sokoto. VVF is an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina that ...

Migori County First Lady Dr Agnes Ayacko and Safaricom Foundation Chairman Joe Ogutu engage with a patient who received free fistula reconstructive surgery during the Migori Fistula Camp at Migori ...

Yet there is an inexpensive solution. Wanjiru’s problem was finally diagnosed as a fistula, and she underwent a surgery that repaired the injury and ended the incontinence. “I am healed!” ...

A specific class of anti-inflammatory drugs can help children avoid a debilitating complication of Crohn's disease, a new ...

what their previous surgical history is, and what the current assessment of their fistula disease is." Khan noted that the emergency surgery rates refer to a combination of laparoscopic and open ...

Nurses at Dorset County Hospital were treated to a visit from Father Christmas as a thank you for the amazing work they do ...