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Waiting for Attention and Care: Birthing Accounts of Women in Rural Tanzania who Developed Obstetric Fistula as an Outcome of Labour. [PDF]
, 2011 \ud Obstetric fistula is a physically and socially disabling obstetric complication that affects about 3,000 women in Tanzania every year. The fistula, an opening that forms between the vagina and the bladder and/or the rectum, is most frequently caused ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg +14 more
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Perianal involvement occurs in up to 50% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Despite combined management, 10%–20% require fecal diversion or proctectomy. Nutritional status may influence prognosis, but its role in fistulizing perianal disease is unclear.
Bruno Augusto Alves Martins +7 more
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Anal Fistula - Basics and Management
, 2020 A fistula-in-ano is an epithelial-lined tract connecting the anal canal to the perianal skin. Anal fistulas can have many causes but are most commonly the result of an anorectal abscess. Classification of the fistula is determined in relation to the anal
Ali, Sajjad, Memon, Hassan Ali
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Congenital Intraoral Synechiae: A Scoping Review of Airway, Feeding, and Surgical Management
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To map the existing literature on congenital intraoral synechiae and summarize reported anatomic patterns, clinical presentation, associated anomalies/syndromes, and outcomes to inform standardized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Data Sources PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched from January
Jason Bernier, Mathieu Bergeron
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, 2019 BACKGROUND: The aim of fistula surgery is to eradicate the disease while preserving anal sphincter function. The efficacy of the Surgisis® anal fistula plug (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA) in the treatment of trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano has ...
D Tolan (21888905) +10 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Poor reporting of baseline descriptor, diversity and inclusion data is a barrier in surgical research for drawing generalisable conclusions across diverse populations. Post‐operative ileus was used as an exemplar surgical condition to quantify the variation in baseline descriptor, inclusivity and diversity data in randomised ...
Miriam Khalil +3 more
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Uses of Bovine Pericardium in General Surgery
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Bovine pericardium is a versatile biologic material with expanding applications across general surgery. ABSTRACT Background Bovine pericardium (BP) is increasingly utilised in complex surgical reconstruction because of its favourable biological and mechanical properties.
William A. Ziaziaris +5 more
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Combined treatment approach to chronic anal fissure with associated anal fistula [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Anal fistula in association with chronic anal fissure (fissure-fistula) is infrequently described. Recognizing this association and managing both components may help prevent some treatment failures seen with chronic anal fissure.
Behrenbruch, CC +2 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.In this prospective cohort study, 3D‐high resolution anorectal manometry provided detailed regional pressure assessment but failed to predict postoperative continence deterioration after fistulotomy for simple perianal fistulas. These findings highlight the need for a continence assessment tool that better distinguishes true fecal incontinence from ...
Justin Y. van Oostendorp +4 more
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Journal of the Anus, Rectum and ColonWe report a rare case of an ano-Bartholin's gland fistula caused by an anal fistula in a patient without Crohn's disease (CD). A 34-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to purulent anal discharge and left vulvar pain.
Michihiro Koizumi +7 more
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