BACKGROUND Obstetric fistula is a serious medical condition which affects women in low income countries. Despite the progress of research on fistula, there is little data on long term follow-up after surgical repair. The objective of this study is to analyse the factors associated with the recurrence of fistula and the outcomes of pregnancy following fistula repair in Guinea. METHODS A descri...

The male urethral fistula is the common and difficult complication of the surgical treatments of urethral stricture, hypospadias and prostate disease. Surgical reconstruction remains the mainstay in the management. Sometime the surgical therapy of the male urethral fistula is still a challenge. The key point of the treatment of anterior urethral fistula is using Dartos Fascia flap to overlappin...

The male urethral fistula is the common and difficult complication of the surgical treatments of urethral stricture, hypospadias and prostate disease. Surgical reconstruction remains the mainstay in the management. Sometime the surgical therapy of the male urethral fistula is still a challenge. The key point of the treatment of anterior urethral fistula is using Dartos Fascia flap to overlappin...

An enteroatmospheric fistula is a devastating complication in the open abdomen. Usually the fistula forms before the completion of split-thickness skin graft surgery. A 35-year-old woman admitted with pancreatic and liver injuries, and postoperative sepsis underwent open abdomen treatment and developed two enteroatmospheric fistulae 14 days after split-thickness skin grafting. The complication ...

: Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) refers to a pathological connection between the tracheo-bronchial tree and esophagus, may be found in 5–15% of esophageal 1% malignancies. Individuals with such advanced malignancy resulting TEF, are usually at terminal stages disease. They often burdened intolerance feeding subject frequent pulmonary infections secondary respiratory contamination. Presentation...