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Current concepts in the pathogenesis of cryptoglandular perianal fistula

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Cryptoglandular perianal fistula is a common benign anorectal disorder that is managed mainly with surgery. A fistula is typically defined as a pathological communication between two epithelialized surfaces.
M. Włodarczyk, J. Włodarczyk, A. Sobolewska-Włodarczyk, R. Trzciński, Ł. Dziki, J. Fichna   +5 more
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Do Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life (QoL) Scales Provide an Adequate Assessment of Patients with Cryptoglandular Anal Fistulae? A Systematic Review of Measurement Instruments and Their Content Validity

Clinics and Practice, 2022
Background: Cryptoglandular anal fistulae can significantly affect patient quality of life (QoL), making it essential to ensure that any study of fistula treatment assesses the impact on QoL.
Nusrat Iqbal, Rishi Shah, Laith Alrubaiy, Phil Tozer   +3 more
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Building a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020)

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
It is estimated that one million women worldwide live with untreated fistula, a devastating injury primarily caused by prolonged obstructed labor when women do not have access to timely emergency obstetric care.
Lindsey Pollaczek, Alison M. El Ayadi, Habiba C. Mohamed   +2 more
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Mitigation of the Turbulence within an Arteriovenous Fistula with a Stent Implantation [PDF]

Physical Review Fluids, 7 (2022), 2022
The transitional flow which initiates within the junction (anastomosis) of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is known to be a contributing factor in the onset of vascular disease. A novel treatment method involving the implantation of a flexible stent across the anastomosis has enabled the retention of a large proportion of functioning AVFs, despite the ...
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Clinical management of rape survivors

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2023
Sexual violence is a worldwide problem that requires a multipronged approach to provide survivors with the basic needs they require. Healthcare workers must know how to manage rape survivors to provide medical care, psychosocial first aid, and referral ...
Koma Akim
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Traumatic extracranial internal carotid-jugular fistula leading to serious injury: a case report in forensic assessment [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2021
Traumatic carotid artery jugular vein fistula is a rare entity that is not usually detected during the acute injury phase. We presented 1 cases of traumatic carotid–jugular fistula.
Shirin Saberianpour, Jamal Jalili Shahri, Mohammad Hossein Hassani, Ramin Aghsaee   +3 more
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Burden of disease and adaptation to life in patients with Crohn’s perianal fistula: a qualitative exploration

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background Perianal fistulas are a challenging manifestation of Crohn’s disease. Best medical and surgical therapy results in only about a third of patients remaining in remission at one year on maintenance treatment and sustained healing is often ...
Samuel O. Adegbola, Lesley Dibley, Kapil Sahnan, Tiffany Wade, Azmina Verjee, Rachel Sawyer, Sameer Mannick, Damian McCluskey, Nuha Yassin, Robin K. S. Phillips, Philip J. Tozer, Christine Norton, Ailsa L. Hart   +12 more
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of asymptomatic bacteriuria among women with pelvic organ prolapse in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the herniation of pelvic organs from its anatomical confines, and it is of considerable importance to the practicing gynaecologist in middle and low income countries. It is commonly associated with, urinary tract
K. C. Ekwedigwe, I. Sunday-Adeoye, M. O. Eliboh, M. E. Isikhuemen, H. Uro-Chukwu, P. Ezeonu, A. B. C. Daniyan, E. N. Yakubu   +7 more
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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of endorectal advancement flap and ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract for cryptoglandular and Crohn's high perianal fistulas

BJS Open, 2019
High perianal fistulas require sphincter‐preserving surgery because of the risk of faecal incontinence. The ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure preserves anal sphincter function and is an alternative to the endorectal ...
M. Stellingwerf, E. Praag, P. Tozer, W. Bemelman, C. Buskens   +4 more
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Measuring barriers to fistula care: investigating composite measures for targeted fistula programming in Nigeria and Uganda

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Accessing surgical repair poses challenges to women living with female genital fistula who experience intersectional vulnerabilities including poverty, gender, stigma and geography. Barriers to fistula care have been described qualitatively in
Pooja Sripad, Elly Arnoff, Charlotte Warren, Vandana Tripathi   +3 more
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