This article looks at the symptoms and causes of bronchopleural fistula, how common it is, and how it's diagnosed and treated ...

The middle ear normally is filled with air and doesn't contain any fluid. The most common cause of a perilymph fistula is ...

While most patients with anal fistulas can be cured with a single surgery, approximately 20% of patients may develop complex ...

A vesicovaginal fistula is an irregular opening between your bladder and vagina. This causes urine to leak out of your vagina. Usually, urine should only exit your body through your urethra (tube at ...

Only 2 of the 43 cases of vesico-vaginal fistulas in the UCLA review were due to obstetric causes; the remainder resulted from surgical complications or radiation therapy ( Table 2). In the UK ...

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.

Fistula affects not only the women but also their marriages and social lives. "It causes infections which are recurrent until treated," Safina adds, noting that the condition often leads to broken ...

Furthermore, Climate change and obstacles presented by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbate the root causes of fistula. Considering the complexities posed by these challenges ...

The major causes of cannula failure are clotting and ... we considered the possibility of creating an arteriovenous fistula surgically to assure a blood flow of 250 to 300 ml.