AM.Since the surgeon told me the day before that the procedure would take about 15 minutes, I wasn't that scared, but I had ...

It has been about 8 months since I was first diagnosed with an anal fistula.I am writing this blog post right now from my bed ...

An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...

A 70-year-old man who was visiting Boston came to the emergency room in January 1998 with pain in his left shoulder that radiated to his neck. The hematocrit was 16 percent. His medical history ...

It is uncommon for an anal fistula to heal spontaneously. In most cases, surgery is required to treat the condition. The type and technique of surgery will depend on the classification and situation ...

Esophageal fistula (EF) is a rare but serious complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), with high mortality. Partly because of its rarity, numbers on its incidence, management, ...

Campaign is seeking to ensure women can access fistula prevention, treatment and follow-up care beyond surgical camps.

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 ...

Having a baby can be one of the most joyous events in a woman's life. Yet for the millions of young women in the developing world who suffer severe injuries called fistulas from obstructed labor, it's ...

When Dr Hillary Mabeya visited a condemned home in Eldoret, Kenya in 2009 and said, “This kitchen is going to be an operating room,” he raised more than a few eyebrows. Yet last month, Mabeya ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...