BACKGROUND Oroantral fistulas are pathologic connections between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus. Arteriovenous fistulas are abnormal connections between an artery and a vein with no intervening capillary network. METHODS We present an extremely rare case of barotrauma-related oroantral fistula with an associated arteriovenous fistula between the internal maxillary artery and the opht...

An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection between the arterial and venous systems. In the literature, there are well-described ultrasound findings of iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula as a potential complication from percutaneous transarterial or transvenous procedures. The most important sign is direct visualization of the fistula in the place of the access site. It is necessary to loo...

BACKGROUND One of the rare complications of ileal neobladder after radical cystectomy is pouch-to-intestine fistula. There isn't a classic method to intraoperative diagnosis of small fistula. CASE PRESENTATION An entero-pouch fistula was occurred in a patient after radical cystectomy with ileal orthotopic pouch. Because of failed conservative management, the patient was candidate for surgery....

BACKGROUND/AIMS Local pancreatic resections can avoid the unnecessary resection of the normal pancreatic parenchyma in comparison with standard pancreatic resection. However, the incidence of pancreatic fistula after local pancreatic resection is high, and still responsible for most morbidity and mortality. METHODOLOGY We reviewed 6 patients who underwent intraoperative pancreatography using ...

Obstetric fistula is treatable by surgery, although access is usually limited, particularly in the context of conflict. This study examines the profile of women attending fistula repair surgery in three hospitals in Somalia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Somalia from August to September 2016. Structured questionnaires were administered to 81 women who registered for fistula repair su...

The aqueous extract of the pods of Cassia fistula Linn (Leguminosae Caesalpinoideae), cultivated in Ile-Ife, Nigeria were investigated for pharmacological and toxicological properties. The in-vitro effect of Cassia fistula infusion on isolated guinea-pig ileum was examined. The acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the infusion of C. fistula and Cassia acutifolia Del. Pod(Senokot tablet) as the ref...

Objective: To reemphasize LIFT technique for fistula in ano with redefined inclusion and exclusion criteria developed by Thai surgeon Arun Rojanasakul & to standardize the procedure for our setting. Material & Method: A prospective observational study in 32 fistula in ano patients treated by LIFT technique from Sept 2011 to March 2013. Result: Fistula in ano healed primarily in all 32 patients ...

Coronary arteriosystemic fistula which drains into the left ventricular cavity is a rare congenital anomaly. A case of double fistulae between the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries and left ventricular cavity is presented. The patient's chief complaint, chest pain, was attributable to the "steal phenomenon."

Background: In infants with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula, excessive salivation, coughing, choking, cyanosis, and regurgitation associated attempts to eat may be seen, as well aspiration of gastric contents. Thus difficulties encountered during anesthetic management include ineffective ventilation due an endotracheal tube placed in the massive dilatation, preexisting severe lung ...

BACKGROUND Obstetric Fistula (OF) remains a major public health problem in areas where unattended obstructed labor is common and maternal mortality is high. Obstetric Fistula was able to be prevented, treated and eradicated in high-income countries; however, it still affects many women in low-income countries. To our knowledge, only few studies have described the prevalence and factors associat...