An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

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 ...

Fistula surgery recovery takes time. After this type of outpatient surgery, a person will need rest before they can return to their usual activities. While a fistula can happen anywhere in the body, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospitals nationwide will receive six percent higher reimbursement payments for outpatient repair of anal fistulas using Cook Medical's Biodesign® Fistula Plug, a ...

Over 12,000 Fistula cases are recorded yearly. Many are wrongly repaired, leaving the patients in a lifelong trauma. But the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its ...

Introduction The UN General Assembly in 2018 passed a resolution to eliminate obstetric fistula within a decade. Because the ...