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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

open access: yesClinics 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Painful Fistula [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 2011
A native arteriovenous fistula is the vascular access of choice for hemodialysis. After successful renal transplantation, fistulae are commonly closed to omit volume load by fistulae with high blood flow. During this intervention, the continuity between artery and vein needs to be transected to prevent spontaneous revascularization. A 35-year-old white
Schwegler, I, Segerer, S
openaire   +3 more sources

Building a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020)

open access: yesBMC 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitigation of the Turbulence within an Arteriovenous Fistula with a Stent Implantation [PDF]

open access: yesPhysical 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 ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous injection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mannose sensitive hemagglutinin for treatment of chyle fistula following neck dissection

open access: yesMedicine, 2020
Rationale: Chyle fistula is a rare but troublesome complication of neck dissection. Topical application of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mannose sensitive hemagglutinin (PA-MSHA) injection has been reported as a novel, viable, and effective approach in the ...
Shao-li Li   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pericardioesophageal Fistula [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
Chest pain immediately after atrial fibrillation ablation is seen essentially with every case, and we counsel the patients that it is expected. On the other hand, delayed chest pain is not always expected and usually points towards a procedure complication, as shown in this case.
openaire   +4 more sources

Fistula gastrocólica [PDF]

open access: yesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 1999
A case of gastrocolic fistula(GCF) in a patient with duodenal stenosis who had previously undergone gastroenteric anastomosis is reported. The patient went through hemigastrectomy, partial colectomy and segmental enterectomy with bloc resection. Reconstruction was carried out through Billroth II gastrojejunostomy, jejunojejunostomy and end-to-end ...
Henriques, Alexandre Cruz   +2 more
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Gastrocolic Fistula: An Extraordinary Gastrointestinal Fistula

open access: yesGastroenterology Research, 2022
Gastrocolic (GC) fistula, a rare gastrointestinal pathological condition, is defined as an abnormal connection between the stomach and the colon. Mostly, it involves the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse part of the colon. Its precise incidence rate is unknown and largely differs between western and eastern nations. Etiological causes
Mansour, Subhi   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Clinical management of rape survivors

open access: yesSouth 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
doaj   +1 more source

Aortocaval Fistula [PDF]

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012
[West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(1):90–91.]
Dalawari, Preeti   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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