Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate ...

Various conditions that affect different organ systems can result in fistula formation. Lacrimal fistulas are rare developmental conditions that affect the lacrimal ducts between the eyes and the ...

Due to necrosis from obstruction, women suffer from fecal or urinary incontinence secondary to fistula formation between the vaginal tract and the nearby rectum or urethra. This population of patients ...

Nobody knows the right answer yet as to how to create a fistula that will work every time." Hemodialysis requires a high blood-flow rate from the patient to the dialysis machine, where the blood ...

BARCELONA, Spain—Esophageal fistula formation remains a rare but deadly complication following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), and the risk is mostly restricted to ablations done with ...

It is possible that in this case, the failure to close the diaphragmatic hiatus at the time of the laparoscopic procedure contributed to the formation of the fistula by allowing the wrap to ...

Grade B pancreatic fistula is associated with prolonged drainage, abscess formation, or the need for hospitalization or hospital readmission. Grade C pancreatic fistula results in sepsis ...

Up to half of all patients with an anal abscess will develop an anal fistula. The formation of an anal fistula is more likely to occur if: the abscess bursts before treatment the fluid is not ...