Surgical mistake causing an high recto-vaginal fistula. A case report with combined surgical and endoscopic approach: therapeutic considerations [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Rectovaginal fistulas (RVFs) have multiple causes, size and location on which the surgical treatment depends. DESCRIPTION: The Authors consider different approaches to RVFs and describe a clinical case of recurrent high RVF. CONCLUSIONS: Most
AMATO, BRUNO +5 more
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Fistula development after anal abscess drainage—a multicentre retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Daniel Mark Skovgaards +3 more
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A Retrospective Study of High‐Risk Infants: Insights From a Regional Hospital in Victoria, Australia
ABSTRACT Aim To determine the magnitude of high‐risk infants cared for at a regional hospital in Victoria, Australia and to identify the resources required to care for them. Methods A retrospective study was conducted between January 2017 and December 2019 in a regional hospital in Victoria, Australia.
Romanie Rodrigo +4 more
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Background: Anal fistula is an abnormal track with an external opening in the perianal skin region and internal opening in the modified skin or mucosa of anal canal or rectum.
Alok Kumar
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Caenorhabditis elegans as an in vivo model system for human inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes
Abstract figure legend Most genes involved in inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes (IPAS) are conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans, where genetic manipulation enables functional characterization of variants, identification of regulatory proteins, and in vivo drug testing.
Antoine Delinière +6 more
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VACTERL association is a useful acronym for a condition characterised by the sporadic, non-random association of specific birth defects of multiple organ systems.We present one such case which had congenital abnormalities of renal,skeletal and cardiac ...
Rabah, SM, Salati, SA
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Capsule Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Status and Issues in Clinical Practice
ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel diseases include Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both of which require endoscopic evaluation of mucosal surfaces. Capsule endoscopy has been used in clinical practice since 2000 as a minimally invasive means of mucosal evaluation.
Teppei Omori +6 more
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Advance of transanal opening of intersphincteric space in the treatment of complex anal fistula
Patients with complex anal fistula experience recurrent perianal ulceration and infection, which seriously affects their quality of life. Due to the difficulty of treatment, surgeons need to weigh how to improve the success rate of surgery while reducing
Chen Zeyang +8 more
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Esophageal atresia in newborns: a wide spectrum from the isolated forms to a full VACTERL phenotype? [PDF]
Background: VATER association was first described in 1972 by Quan and Smith as an acronym which identifies a non-random co-occurrence of Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Tracheoesophageal fistula and/or Esophageal atresia, Radial dysplasia.
Antona, V +9 more
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Prevalence of anal fistula in the United Kingdom
BACKGROUND Anal fistula is a pathological connection between the anal canal and perianal skin, which most commonly develops from an infected anal crypt. While the majority of anal fistulas are idiopathic, they are also associated with Crohn’s disease (CD)
S. Hokkanen +4 more
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